Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami is an internationally acclaimed Japanese novelist and translator whose works blend surrealism, magical realism, melancholia, and post-modern storytelling.
Complete Bibliography
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Major Novels
15 Books
Hear the Wind Sing
Murakami's debut novel and first in the Trilogy of the Rat, chronicling a young man's reflections on youth, writing, and love over a single summer.
Pinball, 1973
Second in the Trilogy of the Rat, focusing on the narrator's obsession with a three-flipper vintage pinball machine and his lost friend.
A Wild Sheep Chase
A mythic detective story where an ordinary man is coerced into tracking down a mysterious sheep with a star-shaped fleece.
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
A dual-narrative masterpiece splitting between a cyberpunk Tokyo info-warrior and a dream-reader trapped inside a mysterious walled town.
Norwegian Wood
A nostalgic story of loss, sexuality, and young love set against the backdrop of late-1960s student protests in Tokyo.
Dance Dance Dance
Sequel to A Wild Sheep Chase. Following the guidance of the enigmatic Sheep Man, the narrator unravels secrets from his past.
South of the Border, West of the Sun
Hajime seems to have achieved a comfortable life as a jazz club owner, until his childhood sweetheart mysteriously walks back into his life.
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Toru Okada searches for his missing cat and wife, descending into a surreal netherworld beneath the calm surface of modern Tokyo.
Sputnik Sweetheart
A poignant meditation on solitude and desire following K, who loves aspiring novelist Sumire, who in turn falls for an older businesswoman.
Kafka on the Shore
Two remarkable characters intersect on parallel odysseys: teenage runaway Kafka Tamura and Nakata, an aging simpleton who can speak with cats.
After Dark
A hypnotic nocturnal journey through Tokyo between midnight and dawn, following encounters in Denny's, love hotels, and jazz bars.
1Q84
In 1984 Tokyo, Aomame and Tengo realize they have entered an alternate reality known as 1Q84, marked by two moons in the night sky.
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Tsukuru Tazaki sets out on a pilgrimage to confront the four close friends who abruptly banished him from their circle years ago.
Killing Commendatore
A portrait painter retreats to a remote mountain house and discovers an unreleased painting in the attic, triggering a cascade of uncanny events.
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Murakami's latest masterpiece: a journey into an elusive walled city where shadows are discarded and lost loves reside across boundaries of reality.