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...neither (he has garnered lesser awards, including the Gunzo for debut novels.) "Murakami's work is in-between," explains Mitsuyoshi Numano, a literature professor at the University of Tokyo. "If a writer pursues high-quality literature, the book doesn't sell." Murakami's latest novel, Kafka on the Shore, has thus cast him into further disfavor with Japan's guardians of aesthetic integrity. Published in September, it vaulted to the top of Japanese best-seller lists on the day of its release and sold 460,000 copies in just two months...
...always prolific, but in the past seven years Murakami has kicked into overdrive. He's translated short stories, nonfiction and children's books, written travelogues, essays, short stories, a short novel and two books of nonfiction. With Kafka on the Shore, Murakami has added his first full-length novel in seven years. Loosely based on Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, it's the story of Kafka Tamura, a 15-year-old boy who flees Tokyo to find the meaning of life. He comes from the kind of dysfunctional family Murakami often portrays. Kafka's mother and elder sister leave when...
...addition to the national team members, local talents Ashley Albrecht, Krista Jonson, Allie Sanchez and Chelsea Brodt (Winny’s sister) were recruited to shore up the defense. In all, 13 of 20 Golden Gophers are from Minnesota...
...grounds that a revitalized property market is necessary for a broader recovery. His most vocal supporters are, naturally enough, large developers. They stand to gain the most in the short term, since the reduction in land supply will raise prices of new developments they build?and could help shore up their flagging stock prices on the Hong Kong bourse...
About eight students and two resident tutors attended the meeting, which The Crimson was not allowed to observe. Seven members of the committee were also present, including its two student members, Sarah B. Levit-Shore ’04 and Jared M. Slade...