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Pierre Földes on Murakami Adaptation ‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’

Pierre Földes on Murakami Adaptation ‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’

French-American composer, painter, and film director Pierre Földes talks about his unbridled animated adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s stories, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman.

Haruki Murakami’s ‘Killing Commendatore’ Is Yet Another Turn Around the Tired Fantasy Carousel

Haruki Murakami’s ‘Killing Commendatore’ Is Yet Another Turn Around the Tired Fantasy Carousel

Disturbing pedophilia and time-consuming repetition drag down Haruki Murakami's Killing Commendatore.

Lee Chang-dong’s Mysterious ‘Burning’ Simmers with an Inquisitive Tension

Lee Chang-dong’s Mysterious ‘Burning’ Simmers with an Inquisitive Tension

Burning is more interested in exploring ennui and desperation in the abstract than offering distinct answers about its characters, and it's all the more riveting because of it.

Chip Kidd: A Singular Voice in Design

Chip Kidd: A Singular Voice in Design

The prolific artist may be a designer first, but he's an evangelist for design second.

An Artful Discussion About ‘The Art of Death’

An Artful Discussion About ‘The Art of Death’

Edwidge Danticat examines ways we leave the world as seen through her life and the narratives of other great writers.
Diving Deep Into the Other Worlds of Haruki Murakami

Diving Deep Into the Other Worlds of Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami is famous for his magical worlds rich in issues of identity and psychology. Strecher's book is the road map to understand the twisting, metaphysical 'Over There' of Murakami.
‘A Temporary Future’ Unpacks David Mitchell’s Nesting Doll Novels

‘A Temporary Future’ Unpacks David Mitchell’s Nesting Doll Novels

Patrick O'Donnell's survey of David Mitchell's six novels dives into the labyrinthine, "screaming Russian doll" structures they all share.
‘The Strange Library’ Is Classic, Opaque Murakami

‘The Strange Library’ Is Classic, Opaque Murakami

Whimsical and frustrating, Murakami's latest may alienate some readers, but fans will want to add this oddity to their collection.
Soul Murder and Dreams in ‘Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage’

Soul Murder and Dreams in ‘Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage’

Like the cobwebs and spider webs that colonize a neglected basement, Haruki Murakami’s filamentous plot threads trail uncannily across our psyches.
Selling Japan: How Much Is a Nation’s Culture Worth?

Selling Japan: How Much Is a Nation’s Culture Worth?

Via the billion-dollar Cool Japan Fund Inc, Japan is aiming to become one of the world's dominant culture forces. But can a national culture be commodified so easily?
Haruki Murakami’s ‘1Q84’ Creates a World that Bears a Question

Haruki Murakami’s ‘1Q84’ Creates a World that Bears a Question

Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84 is largely an excursion into the underbelly of the very strange. However, a great deal of satisfaction can be obtained simply by getting lost in this long novel’s push and pull.

‘Norwegian Wood’ Is Pretty Onscreen, But Puzzling

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