Haruki Murakami and the music of words
Title:
Haruki Murakami and the music of words
Author:
Rubin, Jay, 1941-
ISBN:
9780099455448
Publication Information:
London : Vintage, 2012
Physical Description:
x, 462 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Originally published: London: Harvill, 2002.
Abstract:
As a young man, Haruki Murakami played records and mixed drinks at his Tokyo Jazz club, Peter Cat, then wrote at the kitchen table until the sun came up. He loves music of all kinds - jazz, classical, folk, rock - and has more than six thousand records at home. And when he writes, his words have a music all their own, much of it learned from jazz.
Subject:
| Murakami, Haruki, 1949- |
| Authors, Japanese -- 20th century -- Biography |
Summary:
As a young man, Haruki Murakami played records and mixed drinks at his Tokyo Jazz club, Peter Cat, then wrote at the kitchen table until the sun came up. He loves music of all kinds - jazz, classical, folk, rock - and has more than six thousand records at home. And when he writes, his words have a music all their own, much of it learned from jazz.