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Author

Haruki Murakami

b. January 12, 1949 · Japan

Linguist, Novelist, Writer, Translator, Essayist, Athletics competitor, University teacher, Science fiction writer, Prose writer, Short story writer

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Titles on list

10

Total weeks

27

Peak rank

#1

Weeks at #1

2

#15101520082012201620202024
FictionNonfictionHit #1Dot size = weeks on list

Biography

Born
January 12, 1949 · Fushimi-ku
Nationality
Japan
Gender
Male
Languages
Japanese, English
Education
Waseda University, Kobe High School, Ashiya City Seido Junior High School, Nishinomiya City Kokushien Elementary School, Nishinomiya City Hamawaki Elementary School

Awards & Honours

  • 1982Noma Literary New Face Prize
  • 1985Tanizaki Prize
  • 1995Yomiuri Prize
  • 2006Franz Kafka Prize
  • 2006World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
  • 2006Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award
  • 2006Asahi Prize
  • 2007Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
  • 2009Order of Arts and Letters
  • 2009Jerusalem Prize
  • 2009Mainichi Publication Culture Award
  • 2011Catalonia International Prize
  • 2012Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel
  • 2012Hideo Kobayashi Sho
  • 2015Time 100
  • 2016Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award
  • 2018Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
  • 2022Prix mondial Cino Del Duca
  • 2023Princess of Asturias Literary Prize

On the Bestseller Lists

10 titles

THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS
Haruki Murakami
Cover of THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS

THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS

#7 · 1 wk

NOVELIST AS A VOCATION
Haruki Murakami
Cover of NOVELIST AS A VOCATION

NOVELIST AS A VOCATION

#11 · 1 wk

FIRST PERSON SINGULAR
Haruki Murakami
Cover of FIRST PERSON SINGULAR

FIRST PERSON SINGULAR

#6 · 1 wk

KILLING COMMENDATORE
Haruki Murakami
Cover of KILLING COMMENDATORE

KILLING COMMENDATORE

#8 · 3 wks

MEN WITHOUT WOMEN
Haruki Murakami
Cover of MEN WITHOUT WOMEN

MEN WITHOUT WOMEN

#8 · 1 wk

WIND/PINBALL
Haruki Murakami
Cover of WIND/PINBALL

WIND/PINBALL

#8 · 1 wk

COLORLESS TSUKURU TAZAKI AND HIS YEARS OF PILGRIMAGE
Haruki Murakami
Cover of COLORLESS TSUKURU TAZAKI AND HIS YEARS OF PILGRIMAGE
#1

COLORLESS TSUKURU TAZAKI AND HIS YEARS OF PILGRIMAGE

#1 · 7 wks

1Q84
Haruki Murakami
Cover of 1Q84

1Q84

#2 · 9 wks

WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT RUNNING
Haruki Murakami
Cover of WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT RUNNING

WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT RUNNING

#14 · 2 wks

KAFKA ON THE SHORE
Haruki Murakami
Cover of KAFKA ON THE SHORE

KAFKA ON THE SHORE

#16 · 1 wk

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).