Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami (English) Paperback Book

Description: Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami A charmingly idiosyncratic look at writing, creativity, and the authors own novels.Haruki Murakamis myriad fans will be delighted by this unique look into the mind of a master storyteller. In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author and famously reclusive writer shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians. Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography HARUKI MURAKAMI was born in Kyoto in 1949 and now lives near Tokyo. His work has been translated into more than fifty languages, and the most recent of his many international honors is the Jerusalem Prize, whose previous recipients include J. M. Coetzee, Milan Kundera and V. S. Naipaul. Translated by Philip Gabriel and Ted Goossen. Review Named one of the best books of the year by Esquire, Open the Magazine"[A] very personal guide to fiction writing peppered with biography and opinion, contains a handful of strange, and strangely revealing, moments...Novelist As a Vocation is a series of intriguing glimpses inside the singular mind of Murakami" --Sean OHagan, The Guardian"Haruki Murakamis splendid second memoir of sorts...Novelist as a Vocation is an indispensable contribution to understanding Murakamis astounding mind and method. It shows what makes Murakami run — on the street and on the page." --Robert Allen Papinchak, Los Angeles Review of Books… "Murakami has written 14 acclaimed novels, including Hear the Wind Sing, Kafka on the Shore, Norwegian Wood, and his best-selling IQ84; dozens of short stories; and over a dozen books of essays and other nonfiction...Novelist is indeed his true vocation, and in this collection of 11 interconnected essays, he tells would-be fiction writers, struggling novelists, and his many devoted readers about the path hes followed and the ideas and thoughts hes had in the process...Although this is a concrete and practical guide, as Murakami intended, it is also a fascinating personal and professional memoir." --Marcia Welsh, Library Journal (starred review)"In this winsome volume, one of our greatest novelists invites readers into his creative process. The result is a revealing self-portrait that answers many burning questions about its reclusive subject, like: where do Murakamis strange and surreal ideas come from? When and how did he start writing? How does he view the role of novels in contemporary society? Novelist as a Vocation is a rare and welcome peek behind the curtain of a singular mind." --Adrienne Westenfeld, Esquire ("The Best Books of Fall 2022") "[A] very personal guide to fiction writing peppered with biography and opinion, contains a handful of strange, and strangely revealing, moments...Novelist As a Vocation is a series of intriguing glimpses inside the singular mind of Murakami" --Sean OHagan, The Guardian… "[Murakami]...reveals the tricks of the trade in this stellar essay collection...Lighthearted yet edifying, the anecdotes make for a fantastic look at how a key literary figure made it happen. Murakamis fans will relish these amusing missives." --Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) "....a lively collection of 11 essays...Amidst these challenges to prevailing wisdom, Murakami describes the path that led him to become a novelist, and offers plentiful insights into his craft, including his three requirements on what constitutes originality, the habits aspiring writers should follow, the factors he considers when determining the length and form of each work, and more....This genial collection offers one writers perspective on how they got that way." —Michael Magras, Shelf Awareness "...a delightful volume on how to be a successful author...Murakami is a modern treasure." —Chris Rutledge, Washington Independent Review of Books Review Quote "Murakami has written 14 acclaimed novels, including Hear the Wind Sing, Kafka on the Shore, Norwegian Wood, and his best-selling IQ84; dozens of short stories; and over a dozen books of essays and other nonfiction...Novelist is indeed his true vocation, and in this collection of 11 interconnected essays, he tells would-be fiction writers, struggling novelists, and his many devoted readers about the path hes followed and the ideas and thoughts hes had in the process...Although this is a concrete and practical guide, as Murakami intended, it is also a fascinating personal and professional memoir." --Marcia Welsh, Library Journal (starred review) "In this winsome volume, one of our greatest novelists invites readers into his creative process. The result is a revealing self-portrait that answers many burning questions about its reclusive subject, like: where do Murakamis strange and surreal ideas come from? When and how did he start writing? How does he view the role of novels in contemporary society? Novelist as a Vocation is a rare and welcome peek behind the curtain of a singular mind." --Adrienne Westenfeld, Esquire ("The Best Books of Fall 2022") Excerpt from Book Writing fiction is an entirely personal process that takes place in a closed room. Shut away in a study, you sit at a desk and (in most cases) create an imaginary story out of nothing and put it in the form of writing. The formless and subjective is transformed into something tangible and objec-tive (or at least something that seeks to be objective). Defined sim-ply, this is the day-to-day work we novelists perform.Im sure there are many people who will say, "But wait, I dont have anything like a study." The same was true for me when I started out writing--I had nothing resembling a study to work in. In my tiny apartment near the Hatonomori Hachiman Shrine in Sendagaya (in a building thats since been torn down) I sat at the kitchen table late at night after my wife had gone to bed, scratching away with a pen on Japanese-style manuscript paper. Thats how I wrote my first two novels, Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973. "Kitchen-table" fiction is what Ive dubbed these early works. When I first started writing Norwegian Wood, I wrote at caf Details ISBN0593663578 Author Haruki Murakami Publisher Diversified Publishing Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0593663578 ISBN-13 9780593663578 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-11-08 Imprint Random House Large Print Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2022-11-08 NZ Release Date 2022-11-08 US Release Date 2022-11-08 UK Release Date 2022-11-08 Pages 272 Edition Description Large type / large print edition DEWEY 895.655 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:141715519;

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