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A Quote by Haruki Murakami
When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.
Haruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore
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The City and Its Uncertain Walls, is a captivating blend of love story, quest narrative, and ode to literature. Released in April 2023 in Japanese and November 2024 in English, this 672-page tome marks Murakami's return to themes he first explored in a 1980 short story of the same name. The book, showcases Murakami's signature style of blending reality with surrealism.
Featured Article: 10 Famous Japanese Authors You Have to Hear
Thanks to the work of translators and publishers, Japanese literature is now more accessible than ever to English-speaking audiences. If you've ever wanted to learn more about Japanese culture and literature, you cannot go wrong with listening to audiobooks from Japan. We've compiled a list of the most famous Japanese authors who have helped define Japanese literature, and their notable works across genres and time periods.
Best Sellers
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1Q84
- By: Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin - translator, Philip Gabriel - translator
- Narrated by: Allison Hiroto, Marc Vietor, Mark Boyett
- Length: 46 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall10,960
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Performance9,645
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Story9,621
The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo. A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver's enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her....
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WOW, WOW, WOW.
- By Amanda on 11-06-11
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1Q84
- Narrated by: Allison Hiroto, Marc Vietor, Mark Boyett
- Length: 46 hrs and 45 mins
- Release date: 10-25-11
- Language: English
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What I Talk about When I Talk about Running
- A Memoir
- By: Haruki Murakami
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4,970
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Performance4,128
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Story4,123
Equal parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers Murakami's four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon....
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It is what it says it is
- By Rick on 03-10-09
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What I Talk about When I Talk about Running
- A Memoir
- Narrated by: Ray Porter
- Length: 4 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 07-29-08
- Language: English
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
- A Novel
- By: Haruki Murakami
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 26 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,717
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Performance5,077
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Story5,075
A "dreamlike and compelling” tour de force (Chicago Tribune)—an astonishingly imaginative detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets from Japan’s forgotten campaign in Manchuria during World War II. Now with a new introduction by the...
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Wonderful book, flawed narration.
- By REBECCA on 02-08-14
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 26 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 09-03-13
- Language: English
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Kafka on the Shore
- By: Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel - translator
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett, Oliver Le Sueur
- Length: 19 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5,755
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Performance5,075
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Story5,069
NATIONAL BESTSELLER From the acclaimed author of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and one of the world’s greatest storytellers comes “an insistently metaphysical mind-bender” (The New Yorker) about a teenager on the run and a deceptively simple old man. Now with a new introduction by the...
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What's better than Murakami? More Murakami
- By Dr. Curmudgeon on 04-11-14
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Kafka on the Shore
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett, Oliver Le Sueur
- Length: 19 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 08-06-13
- Language: English
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Norwegian Wood
- By: Haruki Murakami
- Narrated by: John Chancer
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,520
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Performance2,200
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Story2,206
From the bestselling author of Kafka on the Shore: A magnificent coming-of-age story steeped in nostalgia, “a masterly novel” (The New York Times Book Review) blending the music, the mood, and the ethos that were the sixties with a young man’s hopeless and heroic first love. Now with a new...
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Sorry, but I didn't like the narrator.
- By Kelly McCarty on 10-30-15
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Norwegian Wood
- Narrated by: John Chancer
- Length: 13 hrs and 21 mins
- Release date: 09-03-13
- Language: English
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
- By: Haruki Murakami
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall1,436
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Performance1,264
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Story1,265
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 1Q84 and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle comes a relentlessly inventive novel that dives deep into the very nature of consciousness. “Fantastical, mysterious, and funny . . . a fantasy world that might have been penned by Franz Kafka.”—The...
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Highly recommend
- By Amazon Customer on 07-23-18
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Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 14 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 06-12-18
- Language: English
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色彩を持たない多崎つくると、彼の巡礼の年
- Narrated by: 向井 理
- Length: 13 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 06-14-23
- Language: Japanese
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1Q84―BOOK3〈10月-12月〉前編
- Narrated by: 杏, 柄本 時生
- Series: 1Q84, Book 1Q84―BOOK3〈10月-12月〉前編
- Length: 12 hrs and 56 mins
- Release date: 07-03-23
- Language: Japanese
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1Q84―BOOK1〈4月-6月〉前編
- Narrated by: 杏, 柄本 時生
- Series: 1Q84, Book 1Q84―BOOK1〈4月-6月〉前編
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 01-31-23
- Language: Japanese
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世界の終りとハードボイルド・ワンダーランド(下)
- Narrated by: 大森 南朋
- Series: 世界の終りとハードボイルド・ワンダーランド, Book 下
- Length: 12 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 02-01-23
- Language: Japanese
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The City and Its Uncertain Walls
- A Novel
- By: Haruki Murakami, Philip Gabriel - translator
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall551
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Performance490
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Story490
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A GLOBE AND MAIL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR A REAL SIMPLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR From the author of Norwegian Wood and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World comes a love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, and a parable...
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outstanding, his best
- By Dakini on 11-26-24
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The City and Its Uncertain Walls
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Brian Nishii
- Length: 17 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 11-19-24
- Language: English
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Sputnik Sweetheart
- By: Haruki Murakami
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall660
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Performance577
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Story577
Part romance, part detective story, Sputnik Sweetheart tells the story of a tangled triangle of uniquely unrequited love. Now with a new introduction from the author. K is madly in love with his best friend, Sumire, but her devotion to a writerly life precludes her from any personal commitments...
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Satellites of Love
- By Darwin8u on 05-28-15
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Sputnik Sweetheart
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 7 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 10-15-13
- Language: English
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Selected Shorts: A Touch of Magic
- By: Andrew Lam, Ray Bradbury, Haruki Murakami, and others
- Narrated by: James Naughton, Stephen Colbert, John Lithgow, and others
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall66
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Performance49
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Story52
By turns funny, moving, romantic and surreal, and filled with unexpected twists and turns, each of the tales on this lineup has a magical element....
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Selected Shorts: A Touch of Magic
- Narrated by: James Naughton, Stephen Colbert, John Lithgow, Daniel Gerroll, Maria Tucci, Anthony Rapp, Jerry Zaks
- Length: 3 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 03-24-10
- Language: English
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1Q84 - Livre 1, Avril-Juin
- By: Haruki Murakami, Hélène Morita - traducteur
- Narrated by: Emmanuel Dekoninck, Maia Baran
- Length: 16 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall18
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Performance18
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Story18
Le passé - tel qu'il était peut-être - fait surgir sur le miroir l'ombre d'un présent - différent de ce qu'il fut ?
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Murakami est un maître de la littérature contemporaine
- By Israel Mendoza on 09-21-23
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1Q84 - Livre 1, Avril-Juin
- Narrated by: Emmanuel Dekoninck, Maia Baran
- Length: 16 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 02-05-12
- Language: French
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騎士団長殺し ―第1部 顕れるイデア編(上)―
- Narrated by: 高橋 一生
- Series: 騎士団長殺し, Book 第1部 上
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 12-28-22
- Language: Japanese
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Killing Commendatore
- A novel
- By: Haruki Murakami
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 28 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall2,746
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Performance2,473
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Story2,465
The epic new novel from the internationally acclaimed and best-selling author of 1Q84 In Killing Commendatore, a thirty-something portrait painter in Tokyo is abandoned by his wife and finds himself holed up in the mountain home of a famous artist, Tomohiko Amada. When he discovers a previously...
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A Masterpiece and A Good Novel To Start
- By Elif Kaya on 10-18-18
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Killing Commendatore
- A novel
- Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne
- Length: 28 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 10-09-18
- Language: English
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La ciudad y sus muros inciertos
- By: Haruki Murakami, Juan Francisco González Sánchez - translator
- Narrated by: Mario Fuentes Bajo
- Length: 18 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall82
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Performance74
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Story74
Cuando nos rodean los muros, la aventura de toda una vida quizá consista en franquearlos. El regreso de Murakami a la novela después de La muerte del comendador. «Atención: Murakami —igual que los Beatles— provoca adicción.» Rodrigo Fresán, El País «Murakami merece el Nobel.»...
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Una mezcla de fantasía y realidad al rededor del misterioso mundo de los sueños.
- By AMD on 11-12-25
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La ciudad y sus muros inciertos
- Narrated by: Mario Fuentes Bajo
- Length: 18 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 03-18-24
- Language: Spanish
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