Haruki Murakami Resources - Wild Haruki Chase: Reading Murakami Around the World

Wild Haruki Chase: Reading Murakami Around the World by Japan Foundation (Editor)

Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Stone Bridge Press (US: April 2008 UK: May 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-1933330662

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A Wild Haruki Chase collects commentary by novelists, translators, and critics from Asia and the United States. Together, they explore the appeal of Murakami's work, and why it is important not just to a Japanese audience, but to a growing audience of readers around the world. A special photo review and a list of publications in worldwide translation are included.

Compiled and translated by The Japan Foundation, featuring essays by :Jay Rubin, Haruki Murakami, Richard Powers, Inuhiko Yomota, Roland Kelts, Kim Choon Mie, Shozo Fujii, Ivan Sergeevich Logatchov, Shinya Machida, Koichi Oi, Issey Ogata, Koji Sato. Originally published in Japanese in issue 12 of Wochi Kochi - the Japan Foundation publication

Includes:

A full-color photo review of worldwide book covers
The secret relationship between a popular Chinese author and Murakami
The impact of Murakami’s works on Korea’s “386 Generation”
Why Murakami loves reading his own work in translation
What John Updike misses when he reads Murakami
A list of Murakami works in worldwide translation
What it’s like to act in a Murakami story
Includes a bibliography of foreign publications of Murakami's major works

The Symposium and Workshop, which took place in Tokyo, Sapporo and Kobe in March 2006 the book is based on

Stone Bridge Press publicity page for the book

Table of Contents

- Translating and Being Translated by Haruki Murakami - What To See of the “Haruki Boom” by Inuhiko Yomota
- The Other Side of Happiness: Acting in Tony Takitani by Issey Ogata
- Working With Haruki Murakami by Mizumaru Anzai
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Murakami by Roland Kelts
- Making of “A Wild Haruki Chase” - International Symposium and Workshop: Production Notes for “A Wild Haruki Chase”
- Guide to the World of Haruki Murakami / Participating Adventurers
- Unprecedented Symposium with Translators from Around the World by Koji Sato
- A visit to Haruki Murakami’s Alma Mater by Ayumi Hashimoto
- Satisfaction for All in the “Clandestine Main Event” by Aya Tamura
- The World of Haruki Murakami Spreading Across the Globe: Status of Translation and Publication of Major Works
- Erdős György ――Passion in Hungarian Translations by Ruri Kato
- Korea’s “386 Generation” that Identifies with a Sense of Loss: The Haruki Boom in Korea by Kim Choon Mie
- What Russians Discover in Murakami Literature by Ivan Sergeevich Logatchov
- Haruki Murakami as a Phenomenon of His Generation by Koichi Ooi
- Modern Japanese Literature Starting to See Recognition Worldwide: Movements in the Publishing Industry and Status of “Exports” by Shin’ya Machida

reviews

Metropolis magaine review by Hillel Wright

Complete Review Page

Hipster Book Club review by Michael Ward

Interesting review from The Green Fish