To solve Turkey's culture clash, old elite must yield to free speech Nov 12, 2009
You write about this class with a mocking tone, suggesting, as Haruki Murakami does with reference to Japan's Westernization, that it is a culture of "borrowed surfaces.". This young bourgeoisie studied in Paris, went to nightclubs, danced and drank the night away, had premartial sex, wore mini-skirts and held big gatherings such as engagement parties or weddings in the Hilton Hotel, outpost of all things Western. (Christian Science Monitor)
San Francisco Chronicle Best-Sellers Oct. 11 / Oct 12, 2009
WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT RUNNING, by Haruki Murakami (Vintage; 192 pages; $14). . (San Francisco Chronicle)
Peter Schjeldahl: Kandinsky at the Guggenheim. Sep 21, 2009
Now reading A Wild Sheep Chase, by Haruki Murakami. 00004000. (New Yorker)
Brooklyn Dodger Sep 21, 2009
HBO s Bored to Death review : The New Yorker (New Yorker)
Sasha Frere-Jones: Nine Inch Nails and Trent Reznor. Sep 9, 2009
Now reading A Wild Sheep Chase, by Haruki Murakami. View the. (New Yorker)
Marathon chronicles Aug 28, 2009
Author: Haruki Murakami. Publisher: Harvill Secker, 180 pages. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Celebrity Chat: filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki Aug 8, 2009
(The 2008 winner was writer Haruki Murakami. After a two-hour public event at Zellerbach Auditorium, which sold out in 48 hours, the director consented to an interview with The Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Arts: a guide to the week ahead Aug 6, 2009
AFTER THE QUAKE Company One s artistic director, Shawn LaCount, sensitively directs a fine young cast in this funny, touching tale, adapted by Frank Galati from two short stories by Haruki Murakami. Through Aug. 15. (Boston Globe)
‘After the Quake’ at Boston Center for the Arts Jul 29, 2009
Haruki Murakami had three rules when he penned six stories for After the Quake. They would be in the third person, related to the Kobe earthquake, and would not be set in Kobe. (Boston Globe)
Improbable blending of tales succeeds in ‘After the Quake’ Jul 22, 2009
Frank Galati adapted After the Quake from two short stories by Haruki Murakami: Superfrog Saves Tokyo, in which a giant frog does indeed save Tokyo, and Honey Pie, in which a man tells bedtime stories to the young daughter of the woman he secretly loves ... Play by Frank Galati, adapted from Honey Pie and Superfrog Saves Tokyo in After the Quake by Haruki Murakami. (Boston Globe)
Company One to stage ‘After the Quake’ Jul 17, 2009
After the Quake, adapted by Frank Galati from stories by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, starts previews tonight at the Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts. We chose the play because I felt it was different from anything going on in Boston, and marketing-wise I felt that Murakami s name would be a draw, says Company One artistic director Shawn LaCount. (Boston Globe)
The week ahead: arts Jul 16, 2009
THEATER AFTER THE QUAKE Company One s artistic director, Shawn LaCount, directs Frank Galati s adaptation of two short stories by Haruki Murakami, author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle. July 17-Aug. (Boston Globe)
* World News Quick Take May 29, 2009
But the first novel in five years by Haruki Murakami has become a hit even before its arrival in stores today. It is amazing. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
What I Do: Dan Weiss, Dog Eared Books May 26, 2009
Japanese author Haruki Murakami and Dave Eggers are probably the two biggest-selling authors. There are waves that happen, too. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Critic's picks - theater May 17, 2009
Adapted by Frank Galati from two short stories by Haruki Murakami, the 100-minute play focuses on a shy man's courtship of an old flame and the stories he tells her daughter about a 6-foot frog's fight to save Tokyo. Artistic director Shawn LaCount directs, with the cast including Martin Lee, Sydney K. Penney, Chen Tang, Michael Tow, and Giselle Ty. (Boston Globe)
* [ HARDCOVER: US ]: A comic book rebels manifesto Apr 19, 2009
Its as if someone had taken a Haruki Murakami novel and drawn, beautifully and comprehensively, in its margins. This story has been viewed 211 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Hey buddy, can you spare a nuclear reactor loan guarantee? Feb 20, 2009
How the World Works - Salon. Site Presented By Friday, Feb 20, 2009. (Salon)
Only losers get the foreclosure blues Feb 20, 2009
Site Presented By Friday, Feb 20, 2009. By Andrew Leonard Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009 11:54 PST. (Salon)
