![]() ![]() However, the author said the early version of the story was “half-baked.” ![]() The story on which the latest novel is based has an almost identical title: “Machi to, Sono Futashikana Kabe.” The original story was published in the literary journal Bungakukai in 1980, appearing after Murakami’s 1979 debut “Hear the Wind Sing” and 1980’s “Pinball, 1973.” The novel is sprinkled with motifs that will be familiar to Murakami fans. I wanted to put an end to ,” Murakami told The Yomiuri Shimbun in an interview ahead of the release of his first novel in six years.Įarly in the story, the protagonist is a third-year high school student dating a girl who reveals that her true self exists in a city surrounded by high walls. ![]() “Now that I’m getting old, I wonder how many more long novels I’ll be able to write. Last month saw the release in Japan of acclaimed author Haruki Murakami’s latest novel, “Machi to Sono Futashikana Kabe” (“The City and Its Uncertain Walls”), published by Shinchosha Publishing Co. “When I finish a long novel, I hope that both the protagonist and I have grown up in some way,” said Haruki Murakami, whose new book was recently released in Japan.īy Shinya Machida / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer ![]()
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