P HILIP ROTH never really left New Jersey. Saul Bellow could not keep his characters out of Chicago. And Haruki Murakami’s ...

OVIEDO, Spain--For Japanese author Haruki Murakami ... “The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle,” “Kafka on the Shore,” “After Dark” and “1Q84.” His most recent short-story collection ...

Publicity-shy Japanese author Haruki Murakami told his alma mater Tuesday that he was far from being a model scholar, as he collected an honorary degree in a rare public appearance. "It feels kind ...

A library devoted to Japanese novelist Haruki ... a place like this had been built after my death, so I can rest in peace and have someone take care of it," Murakami joked.