"Lies are terrible things. One could say that the greatest sins afflicting modern society are the proliferation of lies and silence. We lie through our teeth, then swallow our tongues."---Haruki Murakami Hear The Wind Sing
"Lies are terrible things. One could say that the greatest sins afflicting modern society are the proliferation of lies and silence. We lie through our teeth, then swallow our tongues."---Haruki Murakami Hear The Wind Sing
New #Murakami out today …. can‘t wait to put my eyeballs on it. 👀
"But here she is, all mine, trying her best to give me all she can. How could I ever hurt her?
But I didn't understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can, just by living, damage another human being beyond repair."
30. International Jazz Day for #MayMontage
Most of Murakami's works have been influenced by music, most notably Classical and Jazz.
It's a widely known fact that music lover Murakami owned and ran a Jazz Bar in the 1970s.
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#spring #readinginspring #Japan #Japaneseliterature #music #Jazz
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Also checking in for last weekend's #20in4 #Readathon - which didn't add up to much timewise ⬇️
Another Murakami which puzzled me and yet kept me engrossed in a weird little tale of a man with an ear fetish and his girlfriend with a magical ear traversing the mountains in Japan to look for a sheep with a star on its back that may or may not be controlling the world & a friend named the Rat, on the bidding of a right-wing political giant‘s secretary. It was a strange ride alright, but the vibes were pretty good
‘ she‘s walking east to west, and i west to east. it‘s a really nice April morning.‘
A Wild Sheep Chase was my first Murakami listen. I had read Kafka On The Shore before and found that listening to Murakami was significantly better.
This book was quite hilarious. Some parts were a little ramble-y, as is Murakami‘s style. But overall, this book was very funny and entertaining.
The narrator, David, has done a fine job and brings the protagonist to life in all his disenchanted stupor. 😄