No. 951 in the Index · Literature
Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer (born 1949).
The record
Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. Born on 12 January 1949 in Fushimi-ku, Murakami is 77.
Notable works include A Wild Sheep Chase, Norwegian Wood and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. Murakami studied at Waseda University. Honours include Noma Literary New Face Prize, Tanizaki Prize and Yomiuri Prize, among 15 recorded.
With a Wikipedia article in 129 languages, Haruki Murakami is No. 951 in the People and Position Index.
- Born
- 12 January 1949, Fushimi-ku (age 77)
- Country
- Japan
- Known as
- Linguist, novelist, writer
- Field
- Literature
- Education
- Waseda University
- Genres
- Fiction literature, memoir, essay
- Languages
- Japanese, English
- Wikipedia editions
- 129
Did you know
12 Jan
Shares a birthday with Jack London and Swami Vivekananda.
129
Has a Wikipedia article in 129 languages.
Computed from the Index and Wikidata.
Honours and works
Awards
- Noma Literary New Face Prize1982
- Tanizaki Prize1985
- Yomiuri Prize1995
- Takeo Kuwahara Academic Award1999
- Franz Kafka Prize2006
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2006
- Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award2006
- Asahi Prize2006
- Honorary doctor of the University of Liège2007
- Order of Arts and Letters2009
- Jerusalem Prize2009
- Mainichi Publication Culture Award2009
- Catalonia International Prize2011
- Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel2012
- Hideo Kobayashi Sho2012
Notable works
- A Wild Sheep Chase
- Norwegian Wood
- The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
- Kafka on the Shore
- 1Q84
- Killing Commendatore
- What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
- Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
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