Novelist as a Vocation: An exploration of a writer's life from the Sunday Times

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel, Ted Goossen Thoughts and advice on the creative writing process from an international master of literature.Words have power. Yet that power must be rooted in truth and justice. Words must never stand apart from those principles.You end this collection...vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again GuardianReaders who have long wondered where the mysterious novelist gets his ideas and what inspires his beautifully surreal worlds will be fascinated by this highly personal look at the craft of writing.In this engaging book, the internationally best-selling author shares with readers what he thinks about being a novelist; his own origins as a writer; and his musings on the sparks of creativity that inspire other writers, artists, and musicians.Murakami is like a magician who explains what hes doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers New York Times Book ReviewA fascinating glimpse of the peculiar writerly life Sunday Times** A TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES and NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR** FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Haruki Murakami (Author)In 1978, Haruki Murakami was twenty-nine and running a jazz bar in downtown Tokyo. One April day, the impulse to write a novel came to him suddenly while watching a baseball game. That first novel, Hear the Wind Sing, won a new writers award and was published the following year. More followed, including A Wild Sheep Chase and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, but it was Norwegian Wood, published in 1987, that turned Murakami from a writer into a phenomenon.In works such as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, 1Q84, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running and Men Without Women, Murakamis distinctive blend of the mysterious and the everyday, of melancholy and humour, continues to enchant readers, ensuring his place as one of the worlds most acclaimed and well-loved writers.Philip Gabriel (Translator)Philip Gabriel is the author of Mad Wives and Island Dreams- Shimao Toshio and the Margins of Japanese Literature and Spirit Matters- The Transcendent in Modern Japanese Literature and has translated many novels and short stories by the writer Haruki Murakami and other modern writers. He is recipient of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature (2001) for his translation of Senji Kurois Life in the Cul-de-Sac, and the 2006 PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize for his translation of Murakamis Kafka on the Shore.Ted Goossen (Translator)Theodore (Ted) Goossen has translated the workof many Japanese writers, most notably NaoyaShiga, Haruki Murakami, and Hiromi Kawakami.He is the editor of The Oxford Book of JapaneseShort Stories (1997) and the co-editor and founder, with Motoyuki Shibata, of the annualliterary journal Monkey Business (now Monkey-new writing from Japan), which, since 2011, hasintroduced a new generation of Japanese writers to English-speaking readers. Essays and stories by, as well as interviews with, Murakami are a staple of every issue. Review [The] 11 essays here… deal with all the things that youd like to ask [Murakami]…in the highly unlikely event that you were able to corner him at a book-signing session… You end this collection of beautiful essays vowing to never let life, or writing, get so complicated again * Guardian * Details ISBN1529918359 Author Ted Goossen Language English Year 2024 Translator Ted Goossen ISBN-10 1529918359 ISBN-13 9781529918359 Format Paperback Publication Date 2024-01-11 UK Release Date 2024-01-11 Imprint Vintage Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from Japanese AU Release Date 2024-01-11 NZ Release Date 2024-01-11 Publisher Vintage Publishing Audience General Pages 224 DEWEY 895.645 Subtitle An exploration of a writers life from the Sunday Times bestselling author Alternative 9781473547315 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:151592925;

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