Murakami Favored to Win Nobel

[Matilda]

It’s Nobel season again, and Japanese author Haruki Murakami is being touted as the front-runner to win the Swedish Academy’s prestigious prize for literature.

The 64-year-old novelist, known for his surrealistic, experimental stories and frequent references to Western pop culture, is the 3-1 favorite, according to U.K. bookmaker Ladbrokes.

http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2013/10/04/haruki-murakami-favored-to-win-nobel-prize/


I love Murakami - I pace my reading; about once a year I think "time for another Murakami". He doesn't publish frequently, so spacing my reading draws out the pleasure and means I always have more to look forward to.

Any other Murakami fans here?

[The Philosopher]

1. Holy crap, I read

Kafka on the Shore. I totally loved his Transgender character in the book. I wanted to read Hard-Boiled, but for some reason I had trouble getting into it (so I went to Kafka...).