Novelist as a Vocation: An exploration of a writer's life from the Sunday Times

Description: Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel, Ted Goossen Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Thoughts and advice on the creative writing process from an international master of literature.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 GuardianReaders 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 hes doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers New York Times Book ReviewA fascinating glimpse of the peculiar writerly life Sunday Times** A TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES and NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR** Author Biography Haruki Murakami (Author)In 1978, Haruki Murakami was twenty-nine and running a jazz bar in downtown Tokyo. One April day, the impulse to write a novel came to him suddenly while watching a baseball game. That first novel, Hear the Wind Sing, won a new writers award and was published the following year. More followed, including A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, but it was Norwegian Wood, published in 1987, that turned Murakami from a writer into a phenomenon.In works such as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, 1Q84, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running and Men Without Women, Murakamis distinctive blend of the mysterious and the everyday, of melancholy and humour, continues to enchant readers, ensuring his place as one of the worlds most acclaimed and well-loved writers.Philip Gabriel (Translator)Philip Gabriel is the author of Mad Wives and Island Dreams- Shimao Toshio and the Margins of Japanese Literature and Spirit Matters- The Transcendent in Modern Japanese Literature and has translated many novels and short stories by the writer Haruki Murakami and other modern writers. He is recipient of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature (2001) for his translation of Senji Kurois Life in the Cul-de-Sac, and the 2006 PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize for his translation of Murakamis Kafka on the Shore.Ted Goossen (Translator)Theodore (Ted) Goossen has translated the workof many Japanese writers, most notably NaoyaShiga, Haruki Murakami, and Hiromi Kawakami.He is the editor of The Oxford Book of JapaneseShort Stories (1997) and the co-editor and founder, with Motoyuki Shibata, of the annualliterary journal Monkey Business (now Monkey-new writing from Japan), which, since 2011, hasintroduced a new generation of Japanese writers to English-speaking readers. Essays and stories by, as well as interviews with, Murakami are a staple of every issue. Details ISBN 1529918359 ISBN-13 9781529918359 Title Novelist as a Vocation Author Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel, Ted Goossen Format Paperback Year 2024 Pages 224 Publisher Vintage Publishing GE_Item_ID:151592925; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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