Haruki Murakami: Quick Facts

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Born	January 12, 1949 (age 77) • Kyōto • Japan
Notable Works	“1Q84” • “After Dark” • “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman” • “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage” • “The Elephant Vanishes” • “First Person Singular” • “Kafka on the Shore” • “Hear the Wind Sing” • “Men Without Women” • “Sputnik Sweetheart”

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