* Baseball as inspiration

March 24, 2009

From mentalfloss.com:

If there’s one author who bridges the cultural divide between the United States and Japan, it’s Haruki Murakami. The 60-year-old Kyoto native started writing relatively late in life, at age 29, and it was America’s national pastime that inspired him. While attending a baseball game in Tokyo, Murakami saw American Dave Hilton hit a home run. At that precise moment, a feeling of warmth spread across his body, and he had a revelation: He needed to write. On his way home, Murakami bought a fountain pen and some paper. Six months later, he’d completed his first novel.

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1 * Marc R March 25, 2009 at 9:27 am

I was introduced to Murakami-san in a Post WWII Japanese history class at Wittenberg University and was absolutely intrigued by his writing. I would highly recommend his books to anyone.

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