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What I Talk about When I Talk about Running (Audio CD)

by Haruki Murakami (Author), Ray Porter (Narrator), Philip Gabriel (Photographer)

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Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks; Unabridged edition (July 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1433243865
ISBN-13: 978-1433243868
Product Dimensions: 17 x 16.5 x 3 cm
Shipping Weight: 23 g

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Murakami's latest is a nonfiction work mostly concerned with his thoughts on the long-distance running he has engaged in for much of his adult life. Through a mix of adapted diary entries, old essays, reminiscences and life advice, Murakami crafts a charming little volume notable for its good-natured and intimate tone. While the subject matter is radically different from the fabulous and surreal fiction that Murakami (The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle) most often produces, longtime readers will recognize the source of the isolated, journeying protagonists of the author's novels in the formative running experiences recounted. Murakami's insistence on focusing almost exclusively on running can grow somewhat tedious over the course of the book, but discrete, absorbing episodes, such as a will-breaking 62-mile ultramarathon and a solo re-creation of the historic first marathon in Greece serve as dynamic and well-rendered highlights. Murakami offers precious little insight into much of his life as a writer, but what he does provide should be of value to those trying to understand the author's long and fruitful career. An early section recounting Murakami's transition from nightclub owner to novelist offers a particularly vivid picture of an artist soaring into flight for the first time. (Aug.)
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4.0 out of 5 stars A Novelist's View of Running, Jan 25 2009

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Murakami is a well know, quirky writer who has authored a number of novels and has a cult following. Although he is Japanese, and writes primarily in Japanese, his English is good enough that he also translates (professionally?) between the two languages.

Murakami is also a runner. While his times are only pretty good, e.g., a marathon in about 3:30, he has been at it for 25 or so years, and he has true runner's view of running, if that makes sense. I can say this because I have been running for about 35 years and, although my times are a bit faster than his, I can see that Murakami is clearly one of "us" -- those people to whom running comes naturally. Not that he is fast, just that it is natural for him to run.

This book offers Murakami's personal take on running, as well as writing. If you are a fan of his writing, then this book will be a must-read. Even if you do not care one whit about his novels, however, this book offers a good view into the mind of those of us for whom running is a calling of sorts, a natural part of our lives.

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