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Words have power. Yet that power must be rooted in truth and justice. Words must never stand apart from those principles.

'You end this collection…vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again' Guardian

Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his beautifully surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing.

In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians.

'Murakami is like a magician who explains what he's doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers' New York Times Book Review

'A fascinating glimpse of the peculiar writerly life' Sunday Times

** A TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES and NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR**



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[The] 11 essays here… deal with all the things that you’d like to ask [Murakami]…in the highly unlikely event that you were able to corner him at a book-signing session… You end this collection of beautiful essays vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again * Guardian *

Novelist as a Vocation: An exploration of a

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      Publisher Penguin Random House Group
      Imprint Vintage
      Published 11 January 2024
      ISBN-13 9781529918359
      978-1529918359
      ISBN-10 1529918359
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      Non Fiction Biography Autobiography: writers Dictionaries, Reference & Language Writing and editing guides ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: fiction Books by Haruki Murakami

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Words have power. Yet that power must be rooted in truth and justice. Words must never stand apart from those principles.

      'You end this collection…vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again' Guardian

      Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his beautifully surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing.

      In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians.

      'Murakami is like a magician who explains what he's doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers' New York Times Book Review

      'A fascinating glimpse of the peculiar writerly life' Sunday Times

      ** A TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES and NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR**



      Trade Review
      [The] 11 essays here… deal with all the things that you’d like to ask [Murakami]…in the highly unlikely event that you were able to corner him at a book-signing session… You end this collection of beautiful essays vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again * Guardian *

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