Murakami's 60th anniversary

[desolate_man]

Today is Haruki Murakami's 60th anniversary. I would like to wish him good health, and I really hope that we can expect new novels from him. Accidentally, I still continue to read Jay Rubin's "Haruki Murakami and the Music of Words" and to think about different associations which come to my mind in relation to Murakami's novels.
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Comments

[khloek]

nice to see the English sweetness, sorry I do not speak Ruassian. Out of all the versions, which one so far has been your favorite?

Mississippi

[desolate_man]

Well, I guess I prefer the first version from Tell Tale Signs, but all three of them are good compared to the previously released version from Love and Theft. I just don't like this light-weight arrangement from Love and Theft, which takes me away from these great lyrics. I prefer the "naked heart" production style of Time out of Mind, which strips the song of everything superfluous.
By the way, I like your icon very much. Even being so small, it has a nice composition and special atmosphere.

[gloriapatch]

Hi! You added me as a friend but I wasn't sure you ever posted in English.

I always post in English. I am in Canada.

haha do you like hockey? It's a joke. I'll add you back.

[desolate_man]

Thanks for adding me as well!
The first book of Murakami which I had read was A Wild Sheep Chase, and I still think it was a good choice. If you are kind of romantic and sentimental, I would also recommend to start with Norwegian Wood.

[desolate_man]

Yes, I love poetry! My favourite poet is Russian-born Joseph Brodsky, who emigrated from the Soviet Union and lived in the USA. Have you read his poems and essays?
I have already read some of your poems and I can say that I like them. I can't say anything more specific at the moment, I just feel the emotions behind the words.