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Novelist as a Vocation
In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author and famously reclusive writer shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians.
Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing.
‘An insightful collection of essays on his work and methods… You end this collection of beautiful essays vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again’ — Guardian
‘Murakami is like a magician who explains what he’s doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers’ — New York Times Book Review
‘A fascinating glimpse of the peculiar writerly life’ — Sunday Times
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Hardback
2022
ISBN: 9781911215387
RM110.00
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In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author and famously reclusive writer shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his thoughts on the role of the novel in our society; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians.
Readers who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his strangely surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing.
‘An insightful collection of essays on his work and methods… You end this collection of beautiful essays vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again’ — Guardian
‘Murakami is like a magician who explains what he’s doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers’ — New York Times Book Review
‘A fascinating glimpse of the peculiar writerly life’ — Sunday Times
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Hardback
2022
ISBN: 9781911215387
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