Thank you so much, I really appreciate the comment :) It's my first video essay so I'm trying to figure out what worked well and what didn't - the video essay wanders a little but I hope it fit in with Murakami's own style of meandering!
I've just finished reading 1Q84 and I was hypnotized by the simplicity of his writing and the magical atmosphere. I am totally under Murakami´s writing spell!
@@wasiahmed5693 i understand what youre saying, its his sell-out work, i could only read part 1 then the second just felt like a rehash. try his older works and short storys
Prepare to blow up. Amazing editing, calm voice and great sound quality, but most importantly: PERFECT essay. The algorithm lords will definitely help you. Good luck.
Thank you Joatan! I've been busy at my day job lately but have completed another essay, all that's left to do is edit it all together over the weekend. I appreciate the kind comment
@@joatanpereira4272 That's right, haha! After work I write my scripts, record, find the right footage as well as music (contacting the content creators if not free use), and then edit it together. I'm learning how to edit on-the-go too. Learning all these new things and getting to revisit some stories I love has actually been a really fun, though time-consuming, experience so far!
@@Litburo Wow! There are channels at the same level of quality and with more than 5 people. Doing all that alone definitely is tiring. Take your time and have fun!
@@joatanpereira4272 Well said my friend! The most important thing is to keep enjoying the process and presenting these works with passion. Also, chatting with and getting to know more people in the community is enjoyable too!
If you look closely to that Norwegian Wood cover. They're not just trees. They are 3 sets of feet. Toru, Naoko, Kizuki. Toru, Naoko, Midori. Toru, Nagasawa, Hatsumi Toru, Naoko, Reiko
In fact, when I saw the cover in the book I realized that. Although I read the book a long ago never thought about the cover. I read the ebook, so never that a chance to observe the cover. Thanks for interpreting the cover for us. It seems to be 3 sets of feet.
I'm a big murakami fan , the first book I've read was Kafka on the shore and the experience I had while reading that book was surreal , I felt like I was experience everything Kafka taimura was going through , the library , the cottage in the woods , the forest every thing and ofcourse Nakata was my favourite .. then I've real Norwegian woods idk why it's so hyped the writing is 100/10 murakami way of writing is something else like psychedelic but the story was okay Midori is my favourite character in Norwegian woods and now I'm currently on the wind up bird chronicle and I can't explain what it's impact on me going through a worst phase of my life and this is the only book that keeping me through this phase .. for me murakami books are psychedelic without taking any psychedelic my mind is alter and my heart feels beauty of every day life
Idk what it is but he details it so beautiful that you feel like you want to be in that and after you are the reading it settles in that you not there but you felt it , its jow beautifully he writes it just brings peace to my soul.
Humayun Ahmed (late) a renowned Bangladeshi author, his writings are heavily influenced by Haruki Murakmi, it had been a pleasure for me to be able to read Murakami style in my native language.
There are some authors like him and/or inspired by him: Banana Yoshimoto, Hiromi Kawakami, Mieko Kawakami,Ruth Ozeki, Yoko Ogawa and David Mitchell and Co(Emily St John Mandel, Matt Haig, Claire North)
I think Murakami's works are in between. You either like it or hate it. I have met some people in life who agitated that they found it whimsical,over described like an overdressed salad. I don't argue about it with them. Murakami's books feel like a door. You open it not knowing the landscape within. You embark the dark forest or white forest letting go of all your conscious living. It's surrealism at its extreme to me. I could not sleep for months after reading Kafka on the shore. I love cat's too much that everytime I see a cat running in the streets,I think of Johnny Walker, lurking somewhere with cat food. It's never too much. I write too. And before I met Murakami's works I thought no one would like my surrealist works but it gave me a sense of proportion." The book chooses its reader"
Well said! I know some people in my life that love his works and other close friends that find his style of writing a bit too different. Nevertheless, his magical realism is distinct and memorable to almost everyone! It sounds like you're getting quite a bit of inspiration and encouragement from his works. I hope you continue to write - the path to publishing your own work will be arduous but don't forget about us small fry if/when you make it big!
The first time Reiko was introduced in the story I was hell bent that this was the person, she just had a different feel to her character and specially how her wrinkles suited her and how her cigs dangled from her mouth. I just knew she was not good . Anyways the essay was very good, I listened to th entire video and agreed to most of your critics about his work. Murakami does something to us through his writing that I too am not able to express. All the best.
I really liked this video. I think it is going to help me a lot in my writing. “Write simpler”. I need more of that. I am Half Japanese, and I connected deeply to this video. Thank you for educating me about a Japanese author I haven’t read yet, but now will! :)
I'm glad you found the video useful and that you think it'll help your writing! I also just published the first episode in a new "Art of Storytelling" series on my channel 20 minutes ago so you may enjoy that as well. Haruki Murakami and Kazuo Ishiguro are two Japanese authors under the spotlight in the Western world now so it was interesting to take a deeper dive. Out of curiosity, what genre do you write in?
@@Litburo oh thank you, that sounds really cool and I will definitely check it out!! And I am currently focused on writing a sci-fi trilogy, but I have several other books in the works, many sci-fi and fantasy, as well as some “how to” books! I’m only 20 now, and I’m hoping to make it big in the author world, though I understand what a challenge that may be! I’m optimistic! :) I really appreciate you replying to my comment and taking the time to talk to a fan of your work! I subscribed after watching this video, and am excited to see what you continue to do! 😄💪
@@vinyoung1883 It's great that you're optimistic and already working on a few manuscripts. I know that finding the right literary agent/publisher is an enormously difficult exercise in persistence so I'm rooting for you! Keep on writing and improving your craft. The joy and fulfillment we get by writing may not come to us everyday but we just have to keep pushing!
Awesome essay! I'll have to revaluate Norwegian Wood, I think. I read it in-between Dance Dance Dance and Windup Bird Chronicle, so I think I wasn't really in the right headspace for something so subtle and real. I'm finally finishing the last of his books I haven't read, Sputnik Sweetheart, and I can't believe how much setup goes into his work. It feels like half a book goes by before the plot begins, and yet I'm mesmerized. It really is simple and magical.
Thank you for the kind comment and I'm glad you enjoyed it! The video really is a subjective take so if you still don't resonate with Norwegian Wood, it could be a preference thing. Being in the right headspace for the work definitely impacts how we consume the content and though Norwegian Wood has its flaws, I found it a great read overall!
I can see a great future ahead...I have never seen such an amazing and clear breakdown of murakami's work...great editing, great narration....I will be looking forward to more videos...It would be great if you make a video on Marquez's works
I appreciate the comment! Yes, I've always been a massive fan of storytelling and this video started as an outlet to get my thoughts down while learning how to edit videos. It seems to have grown in popularity and many have been asking for more analysis on individual works by Murakami so I've added it to my backlog of essays to produce. Thank you for the feedback :)
I'm not a native English speaker and I enjoyed reading Haruki short stories. Simple words, entertaining and open my eyes to many thing and let me feel like I belong to his stories because they represent many of us lives. I finally found my favorite author ❤
Thanks for your kind words stranger! I'm working on my next video right now but the process takes a bit of time especially for these kinds of long-form content. I decided to finally pursue my passion for analyzing writers and philosophers but since I have a full-time job, the pace may be a bit slower - I hope to get have it completed soon and thank you again! :)
I picked up Norwegian Wood about 6 months ago. It made me fall in love with his writing. It's so simple, but equally beautiful. I've read Norwegian Wood, Kafka on the Shore, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Wind-Pinball, and I'm about 200 pages into 1Q84. So far my favorite has been Wind-Up Bird. What a wonderful book that is! Kafka on the Shore is amazing too! Wind-Pinball is the only work of his that I haven't been crazy about, but it's understandable, being his first two novellas.
This is fantastic work. I'd like to ask a HUGE favour. Can you do one on Patrick Rothfuss' : The Name Of The Wind. It is a masterclass in style and storytelling. Thanks again.
Loved the analysis! This sort of reminded me of Tolstoy! Though Tolstoy's work did not feature magical realism, the simplicity is unmistakable. Also, I see a huge influence of Carl Jung in Murakami's work. A section of 1Q84 even features a description of Jung's home in Switzerland.
It sounds like you've had a number of German writers and thinkers influence you throughout your life. It's interesting that you took a more precise/academic path in the beginning and landed on a more artistic path later on, I hope you enjoyed the video :)
I've been getting into Murakami lately, starting with Hardboiled Wonderland. I loved your commentary on his work, and especially how you gave response to his criticism. Very well put.
Hi, thank you. I've read all these, but have no one I can discuss them with. I mostly agree with you...but ''Kafka on the Shore'' is my favorite: I've read it three time (so far!), very unusual for me, a lifetime avid reader. Liked and subscribed; hope to see more. I like the way the video is done, too...combining images with his words, while commenting. Amazing that you juggle all three so well! I am a visual artist, combining images of my own sculpture, paintings and photographs with digital means.,,,melding, I call it.
Thank you for the comment and I'm glad you've found a book you like enough to read through three times already! It's always a treat hearing about when works connect with us. I hope you're able to cultivate that feeling for people who look at your creations as a visual artist as well!
The algorithm brought me here. Amazing quality, kudos. Visually attractive, wonderful story telling and beautiful music. I subscribed immediately to your YT channel and to your podcast as well. The podcast version will be very welcome on days recovering from migraine. Thank you!
It's a different vibe altogether...you just get in to a magical world .... Detailing of everything...may it be a person or a food item is just unimaginable.....it's just mesmerizing
Have been slowly reading 'The Buried Giant'. This is a one-off storyteller who still strives for originality and untried colors of the classic heroes' journey. Inspiring!
Thank you for making this video. I often feel that it is so difficult to put into words what it means to read Murakami, but you have done an excellent job.
Thank you for watching! I appreciate the positive feedback and I'm glad you found the video insightful. It was a blast both dissecting and reviewing some of Murakami's works!
Norwegian Wood is given too much (undeserved) credit here and elsewhere, even though it’s very disappointing. SPOILERS ALERT ! We get hooked thinking the unnecessarily detailed romantic stories and sex scenes are used to explore mental illness but we end up with mental illness being (cheaply) used to highlight romance and sex. It’s like a plot of an anime with fanservice: an average male character who sleeps with every girl he meets (even with a lesbian and a asexual) and to add a hint of psychology; everyone (interesting) kills themselves. There is some comfort in the fact that grown up male character (in the 1st chapter) sounds mature and broken but the rest of the book seems like it was written solely to nurture horny shallow teenagers’ fantasies. Oh and wth with that scene about an adult getting turned on by a 13-y old ? The crap people get with under the name of art. Anyway, Norwegian Wood is far from being his best work and I’ve read somewhere that even Murakami admits it.
Wonderful criticism Ema! When a piece of writing is consumed, varying perspectives and meaning are applied to it; all of which are valid. Murakami does remain controversial in many circles due to the sex scenes in his stories, which I believe can get gratuitous, but I would also argue that his romantic elements don’t necessarily cheapen it. To me, romantic scenes feels cheapened when there’s no place for it like in many modern action movies, but since Norwegian Wood is fundamentally about relationships, it seems natural in this story. I can totally see how the work seems to cheapen some qualities of mental illness or even romanticize the idea of having it. You may be onto something in saying that Norwegian Wood may not be anything special but it did capture the attention of the zeitgeist at the time. Perhaps this could be due to media inadequately covering mental health issues in the 1980s/90s when this book was published with rising diagnosis of youth mental illness in the past few decades, at least in the Western world (whether due to some change in society or better mental health institutions). There are many cases of works being criticized for sexual elements. For example, Michelangelo’s The Last Judgement was basically considered to be smut by the pope's Master of Ceremonies, Biagio da Cesena, at the time. Also Nabokov’s Lolita about a man’s relationship with an underage girl is a story that I, admittedly, couldn’t finish due to the subject matter but consider it an important piece of writing nonetheless.
I also agree with your take on the "fanservice" elements in his stories. Often, male main characters take the spotlight in Murakami's works with relatively little development with their romantic interests...
@@Litburo thanks for taking well my criticism, usually I’m faced with angry reactions even though I’m big fan of Murakami myself 😊 I agree with you that the book was avant-gardiste bringing up mental illness in a more human way rather than the usual ‘crazy’ stigma but that only set higher expectations that were crashed down. I liked that Murakami chose to tell the story from the point of view of a flawed character (as selfish as Watasabe) but I hated that every suicidal character seemed to be created solely to make Toru grow and lead him to Midori. As for the smut, what made it cheap wasn’t much its annoying abundance but how a lesbian and an asexual (who couldn’t sleep with her soul mate) would sleep with this average looking-selfish-with no particular talent (not even the ability to listen since he responded to each long dialogue with ‘humm’) and have so much pleasure they’re both set for life for sex (quoting the book). Anyway great video and analysis of Murakami writing style.
@@Ema-nt3gp No problem, I find that there tends to be an echo chamber on the Internet encouraging our own ideas so maybe that's why criticism isn't taken as well in these mediums - but I love it! Your passion for the art of storytelling shines through and is clearly thought out. Somehow, I missed the fact that the character was asexual (embarrassing to admit)! I also think that the "dull protagonist" sleeping with everyone is not great storytelling either and it could break immersion; it can read more like a fantasy upon review. Awesome comment!
I liked your essay, but I have a detail (advice?) to tell you. I don't think Murakami's works were part of what magical realism is. I cannot make a coorelation betwen García Márquez or Elena Garro's books and Murakami's ones. Magical realism, even if it's not only an Latinamerican literature caracteristic or monopoly, is more than just casual situations with suddenly amazing or fantastic moments, magical realism is more about society than characters. For example, in Márquez's short story "An old man with enormous wings", people go with the angel for searching miracles and people capitalices with him. Murakami, as I think, doesn't really do this, this little magical events or situations in his books are moreley an aesthetic detail than a light about what society is. I will try to explain it with a metaphor: magical realism is like watching a flower grow and, when it suddenly opens, it does it with fireworks, but then that magic moment became so usual that it becomes normal and part of people's real life; Murakami's magic is not like that, instead it is like wathcing the rain making lines in the crystals and windows, those are just details, nice and cute things but they talk more about character than society. Magical realism searches out, Murakami's style searches inside. (But your's still a good video, I love your format).
Beautifully written! First of all, thank you for your detailed comment - I love engaging with these kinds of analysis! I’ve been a long-time fan of Marquez and I agree that the magical elements in his works spill out into many facets of society (his world building is also amazing, though the different José Arcadios are hard to keep track of in 100 Years of Solitude, haha) and Murakami’s style is fundamentally different, with individual characters experiencing more internalized magical events with less “spillover effect” to the wider world. How genres transcend and grow beyond their roots is a topic I’m wholly interested in. In my view, genres like magical realism, in a broad definition, contain a series of concentric circles where each work lies somewhere in the circles. The Latin American writers lay in the centre with, perhaps, Murakami in the middle rings. Pizza in Japan does not have the same flavor or even ingredients as pizza in Italy, but the form and structure are there. It makes more sense to be celebrated as it’s own separate thing but one cannot help comparing! That’s, at least, my view, using a terrible analogy, haha. My absolute favorite short story of Marquez is “The Third Resignation” by the way. It’s fantastically bizarre, Kafkaesque, and darkly disorientating!
Hi I enjoyed your video essay! I haven’t read the author’s work but I felt captivated by their words. At times I felt the music didn’t vibe with content. Thanks for sharing!
This is beautifully edited. I love the intermixing of nature and his words while trying to keep this essay magical. Its almost sensorial with the way you use water as a main theme of your essay. Wonderfully done. Please make more such videos.
Yes, thank you, I appreciate the feedback Kavan. I'd love to do more but perhaps in a later video! I have some backlog of scripts I've been writing on other authors but since we didn't touch too much on other Murakami works here, it'll be nice to do more of an in-depth look!
I used to not enjoy reading books unless they were history books or educational in some way, I’m the kind of guy who can’t imagine the image of an apple in his head so most descriptions felt very vague and unfamiliar to me so I could never relate enough to devour books. Later in life a friend recommended Murakami, Norwegian Wood to be precise, and his descriptions were so precise yet simple that I could imagine them, his love for music in all his books is also something I can relate to but above all what I really love is how he writes characters, what they go through and how they develop, the simples joys in life, love and how destructive life can be. I’ve since read a bunch of his books and his short stories and I love every single one of them (except maybe Sputnik Sweetheart, that one was enjoyable but not a favorite). With Murakami I feel like I’m reading something that happened in real life even when it gets so silly like a man who can talk to cats and summons fish from the sky. My personal favorite is Men without Women, to this day it remains the most powerful bunch of short stories I’ve ever read and they’ve left a deep mark in me.
Great video the theory regarding Norwegian wood was pretty interesting, I may need to reread it and see if I get a sense for that being the case or not
Thank you for the kind feedback! Yes, it's an interesting theory I came across and knowing that Murakami considers many of his works to be open to interpretation, I'm sure even if it wasn't his intention for the character, he may find the theory amusing nonetheless! I'll leave it up to you how you wish to interpret it :)
So far this year I’ve read Killing Commendatore, Kafka on The Shore, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Hard-Boiled Wonderland, and Men without Women. Now I’m on South of the Border, West of the Sun. I’ve become entirely dedicated to finishing all of Murakami’s fiction books by the end of this year (12 left). My favorite part is going to the store to buy the next one. I don’t choose based on chronology, or any sort of logic. I just let my intuition decide - very fitting for Murakami, I think
Where did you find the foreword to Hear the Wind Sing? Is it actually Murakami writing or his narrator...? I just can't find any information about how Murakami wrote that first novel in English... or am I missing something. Thank you for the video, by the way, very interesting
Only recently discovered him last year, although a fan of Kazuo Ishiguro, I now feel the Nobel committee must have mixed him up with Hazuki Murakami and given the wrong Japanese writer the Nobel. Somehow his writing has made the Covid crisis a little easier, think I've read about 10 of his novels this year, I'm now on the wonderful "Windup bird".
I've read Kazuo Ishiguro too. He's definitely an interesting read but Murakami does have more surreal elements in his works. This is purely me theorizing but I do think strange stories and surreal art becomes more popular during a crisis to help us be comfortable with our own uncertain futures.
@@Litburo maybe, the popular TV shows and cinema, at present, also seems to be escapism nostalgia and fantasy, read somewhere during economic slowdowns horror becomes popular, I'm not seeing that, but I don't really like horror. The Internet which is the entertainment media of the age, makes everything fragmented and uncertain, including the zeitgeist. Perhaps that's the future, anyway back to WUB.
@@Litburo @Litburo Anyway great video. Randomly popped up in my feed and now I'm suggesting more people to watch this. Will you make essay on a particular book in future? Personally I would love one on After Dark
@@anindyadey9223 I have a few other topics and writers in my backlog that I plan to release but if you'd like to see more Murakami, I'm happy to add some of his books in my backlog to analyze :)
I mostly enjoy the audio version of Murakami's works...I can shut my eyes and allow his words to wash over me and blend into his magical universe without distraction
Thank you! I've always been a fan of literature and video essays. There's a good amount of film and TV analysis on TH-cam but there seems to be a lack of video essays on books, so I decided to try making my own :)
I’m really interested in reading this author, but I know on the other channels the comments were, “I always read him when I’m depressed.” There were a lot of comments like that, and it barely made me leery of my time. But great video.
I read the same comments, on another page and made me wonder if everybody reading the books are depressed. But I have to say this is the best breakdown, description of the authors work and I’ll give one a shot. I do like the concept of magical realism.
i would say that dennys is interchangeable but the misery of the worker is there to see and actually a lot easier to see than those working in independent restaurants but you turn your head like you would a homeless man.
I find it funny that so many people dislike 1Q84 but like the cat town part, because 1Q84 is my favourite book of all time with the cat town part being my least favourite part of the book hahah
Yes, it likely has to do with general expectations going into 1Q84 since when it came out. I'd guess that much of it was that many of Murakami's fans expected it to be his magnum opus! 1Q84 was such an interesting read, I'll have to revisit it sometime :)
Wonderful video essay! I thoroughly enjoyed watching it. I didn't think of Reiko from this perspective, it makes me want to read Norwegian Wood again and write-ups on it. The references, especially, in Kafka on the Shore had mesmerized me. Schubert, Beethoven, Hegel, Francois Truffant's movies, Adolf Eichmann's trial, one is on an endless trail of knowing things, people, different sorts of music. Interesting! Also, I would surely watch the movies based on his stories. And I was eagerly waiting for some analysis on Men Without Women. Still enjoyed whatever works you've included. 🌿🌚
Yes, Murakami's works are definitely full of interesting (and sometimes obscure) references! I'm happy you enjoyed the video and apologies; there were way too many books to cover and I didn't manage to get to Men Without Women. Perhaps a follow-up episode is in order!
My channel's more on literature and philosophy so there's not much on visual design here if that's your interest but I did design the logo for the channel myself for fun. Thank you for stopping by!
Ive begun to think of Murakami as a spinner of the sublime--not the mathematical kind or others--but the kind that opens up a world in your mind that you can never reach and yet makes you feel the possibilities of this one.
For me, the biggest resemblance I have to Murakami is David Lynch. Both artists use vague concepts and open their work up to interpretation. Not only that, but they have a lucidity and dream like world where you are sucked in.
Wow! I've never heard of that comparison before but it's apt. If you've ever read "After Dark", I really feel like David Lynch directs his movie in the exact way Murakami describes. Thank you so much for the comment!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I appreciate the encouragement, I'm working on another video right now on the "Art of Storytelling"! I used to have a Goodreads account but not anymore. Perhaps it's time I start it up again!
Beautiful, highly intelligent critique of amazing author Murakami- I listened with total attention and would like to congratulate the author- the music and images chosen...everything shows delicatesse and a literary knowledge in the analysis. Great work, bravo!
First time watching your video and may I just say that your voice is so soothing? I hope you can out all your video essays on a podcast so we can listen it while we close our eyes. 🥺
I do put audio versions of these "Writers & Thinkers" episodes onto Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts (though I don't market those very well, haha)! Check them out if you're interested and thank you so much for listening!
Great essay! You're bringing up many points that I never considered. Maybe it's time for a reread of these wonderful pieces of literature.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the comment :)
It's my first video essay so I'm trying to figure out what worked well and what didn't - the video essay wanders a little but I hope it fit in with Murakami's own style of meandering!
@@Litburo It really does!
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I love how he writes about cooking pasta, making coffee or any food...
I also love his descriptions of food and making coffee!
Even the most simple and trivial tasks he explains with such beauty 🥺
Spaghetti
It's like ASMR
I always want food and coffee when I read him haha
Murakami's work sounds like jazz. Free and emphasizing mood.
Exactly, the wandering "free improvisation" style definitely emphasizes the mood of the moment. Thank you for the comment!
Oh I have not heard this comparison before. It's good
I've just finished reading 1Q84 and I was hypnotized by the simplicity of his writing and the magical atmosphere. I am totally under Murakami´s writing spell!
Yes, the odd and magical way he writes is entirely captivating. Thank you for the comment :)
Terribly repetitive and boring.
@@wasiahmed5693 people who enjoy his work find some resonance with the ideas in the books.
I’m reading it right now :D wind up bird chronicle is my favorite thus far.
@@wasiahmed5693 i understand what youre saying, its his sell-out work, i could only read part 1 then the second just felt like a rehash. try his older works and short storys
Prepare to blow up. Amazing editing, calm voice and great sound quality, but most importantly: PERFECT essay. The algorithm lords will definitely help you. Good luck.
Thank you Joatan! I've been busy at my day job lately but have completed another essay, all that's left to do is edit it all together over the weekend. I appreciate the kind comment
@@Litburo You're doing it all by yourself?!
@@joatanpereira4272 That's right, haha! After work I write my scripts, record, find the right footage as well as music (contacting the content creators if not free use), and then edit it together.
I'm learning how to edit on-the-go too. Learning all these new things and getting to revisit some stories I love has actually been a really fun, though time-consuming, experience so far!
@@Litburo Wow! There are channels at the same level of quality and with more than 5 people. Doing all that alone definitely is tiring. Take your time and have fun!
@@joatanpereira4272 Well said my friend! The most important thing is to keep enjoying the process and presenting these works with passion. Also, chatting with and getting to know more people in the community is enjoyable too!
If you look closely to that Norwegian Wood cover. They're not just trees. They are 3 sets of feet.
Toru, Naoko, Kizuki.
Toru, Naoko, Midori.
Toru, Nagasawa, Hatsumi
Toru, Naoko, Reiko
Damn!
In fact, when I saw the cover in the book I realized that. Although I read the book a long ago never thought about the cover. I read the ebook, so never that a chance to observe the cover. Thanks for interpreting the cover for us. It seems to be 3 sets of feet.
I only thought it was Toru, Midori and Naoko, but now I'm surprise!
You’ll also notice only one set of feet is walking towards the ‘light’ or away from their shadow
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I'm a big murakami fan , the first book I've read was Kafka on the shore and the experience I had while reading that book was surreal , I felt like I was experience everything Kafka taimura was going through , the library , the cottage in the woods , the forest every thing and ofcourse Nakata was my favourite .. then I've real Norwegian woods idk why it's so hyped the writing is 100/10 murakami way of writing is something else like psychedelic but the story was okay Midori is my favourite character in Norwegian woods and now I'm currently on the wind up bird chronicle and I can't explain what it's impact on me going through a worst phase of my life and this is the only book that keeping me through this phase .. for me murakami books are psychedelic without taking any psychedelic my mind is alter and my heart feels beauty of every day life
Idk what it is but he details it so beautiful that you feel like you want to be in that and after you are the reading it settles in that you not there but you felt it , its jow beautifully he writes it just brings peace to my soul.
I think you perfectly mirrored Murakami's style of writing in the video. Simple and elegant. This was a great video!
I've very happy you enjoyed it and thank you so much for the feedback, glad to see another fan of his works!
Murakami's works all have a dreamlike/Oneiric feeling to them, which I'm trying really hard to imitate.
Definitely! Are you a writer as well? I'd be interested to hear about your writing style/process!
Don’t imitate! Be inspired!
Humayun Ahmed (late) a renowned Bangladeshi author, his writings are heavily influenced by Haruki Murakmi, it had been a pleasure for me to be able to read Murakami style in my native language.
@@anikatasnim6001 I heard so, is any english translation available anywhere?
There are some authors like him and/or inspired by him: Banana Yoshimoto, Hiromi Kawakami, Mieko Kawakami,Ruth Ozeki, Yoko Ogawa and David Mitchell and Co(Emily St John Mandel, Matt Haig, Claire North)
I think Murakami's works are in between.
You either like it or hate it. I have met some people in life who agitated that they found it whimsical,over described like an overdressed salad. I don't argue about it with them.
Murakami's books feel like a door. You open it not knowing the landscape within. You embark the dark forest or white forest letting go of all your conscious living. It's surrealism at its extreme to me. I could not sleep for months after reading Kafka on the shore. I love cat's too much that everytime I see a cat running in the streets,I think of Johnny Walker, lurking somewhere with cat food. It's never too much.
I write too. And before I met Murakami's works I thought no one would like my surrealist works but it gave me a sense of proportion." The book chooses its reader"
Well said! I know some people in my life that love his works and other close friends that find his style of writing a bit too different. Nevertheless, his magical realism is distinct and memorable to almost everyone!
It sounds like you're getting quite a bit of inspiration and encouragement from his works. I hope you continue to write - the path to publishing your own work will be arduous but don't forget about us small fry if/when you make it big!
@@Litburo humbled.
🐰 thanks
The first time Reiko was introduced in the story I was hell bent that this was the person, she just had a different feel to her character and specially how her wrinkles suited her and how her cigs dangled from her mouth.
I just knew she was not good .
Anyways the essay was very good, I listened to th entire video and agreed to most of your critics about his work.
Murakami does something to us through his writing that I too am not able to express.
All the best.
I've known about him for a few months now but i just recently bought his book: "First Person Singular".
Have you started reading it yet? Let me know your thoughts!
I really liked this video. I think it is going to help me a lot in my writing. “Write simpler”. I need more of that. I am Half Japanese, and I connected deeply to this video. Thank you for educating me about a Japanese author I haven’t read yet, but now will! :)
I'm glad you found the video useful and that you think it'll help your writing! I also just published the first episode in a new "Art of Storytelling" series on my channel 20 minutes ago so you may enjoy that as well.
Haruki Murakami and Kazuo Ishiguro are two Japanese authors under the spotlight in the Western world now so it was interesting to take a deeper dive. Out of curiosity, what genre do you write in?
@@Litburo oh thank you, that sounds really cool and I will definitely check it out!!
And I am currently focused on writing a sci-fi trilogy, but I have several other books in the works, many sci-fi and fantasy, as well as some “how to” books!
I’m only 20 now, and I’m hoping to make it big in the author world, though I understand what a challenge that may be! I’m optimistic! :)
I really appreciate you replying to my comment and taking the time to talk to a fan of your work!
I subscribed after watching this video, and am excited to see what you continue to do! 😄💪
@@vinyoung1883 It's great that you're optimistic and already working on a few manuscripts. I know that finding the right literary agent/publisher is an enormously difficult exercise in persistence so I'm rooting for you!
Keep on writing and improving your craft. The joy and fulfillment we get by writing may not come to us everyday but we just have to keep pushing!
Awesome essay! I'll have to revaluate Norwegian Wood, I think. I read it in-between Dance Dance Dance and Windup Bird Chronicle, so I think I wasn't really in the right headspace for something so subtle and real. I'm finally finishing the last of his books I haven't read, Sputnik Sweetheart, and I can't believe how much setup goes into his work. It feels like half a book goes by before the plot begins, and yet I'm mesmerized. It really is simple and magical.
Thank you for the kind comment and I'm glad you enjoyed it! The video really is a subjective take so if you still don't resonate with Norwegian Wood, it could be a preference thing. Being in the right headspace for the work definitely impacts how we consume the content and though Norwegian Wood has its flaws, I found it a great read overall!
I can see a great future ahead...I have never seen such an amazing and clear breakdown of murakami's work...great editing, great narration....I will be looking forward to more videos...It would be great if you make a video on Marquez's works
I appreciate the comment! Yes, I've always been a massive fan of storytelling and this video started as an outlet to get my thoughts down while learning how to edit videos. It seems to have grown in popularity and many have been asking for more analysis on individual works by Murakami so I've added it to my backlog of essays to produce.
Thank you for the feedback :)
We don't have time to relax and appreciate the small things. Technology has changed our perceptions,we overloaded with many influencers.
I'm not a native English speaker and I enjoyed reading Haruki short stories. Simple words, entertaining and open my eyes to many thing and let me feel like I belong to his stories because they represent many of us lives. I finally found my favorite author ❤
I’m glad you found your favourite author!
Amazing video essay! I'm looking forward to seeing your future videos:)
Thanks for your kind words stranger!
I'm working on my next video right now but the process takes a bit of time especially for these kinds of long-form content. I decided to finally pursue my passion for analyzing writers and philosophers but since I have a full-time job, the pace may be a bit slower - I hope to get have it completed soon and thank you again! :)
My only Murakami book - 1Q84. read it a year ago. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Unforgettable.
Unforgettable read indeed! He creates such a magical and bizarre world.
I've read all his books. Id recommend kafka on the shore
@@dominicturner77 It really is a wonderful read!
I picked up Norwegian Wood about 6 months ago. It made me fall in love with his writing. It's so simple, but equally beautiful. I've read Norwegian Wood, Kafka on the Shore, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Wind-Pinball, and I'm about 200 pages into 1Q84. So far my favorite has been Wind-Up Bird. What a wonderful book that is! Kafka on the Shore is amazing too! Wind-Pinball is the only work of his that I haven't been crazy about, but it's understandable, being his first two novellas.
Happy to hear you found a new author you love! Thank you for sharing this, Wind-Up Bird is definitely a fun one.
I just finished reading ‘Pinball’ & ‘...Wind’ - however I’ve never eaten a book as such.
Going through Some Soul Shifting Stuff and this helped immensely.
Thanks for the efforts 😇❤️🙏
I'm glad! Thank you for watching 😁
This is fantastic work. I'd like to ask a HUGE favour. Can you do one on Patrick Rothfuss' : The Name Of The Wind. It is a masterclass in style and storytelling. Thanks again.
Bruh, this is quality shit. It does deserve more views.
Thank you Emanuel! I'm very glad you enjoyed the video
Loved the analysis! This sort of reminded me of Tolstoy! Though Tolstoy's work did not feature magical realism, the simplicity is unmistakable. Also, I see a huge influence of Carl Jung in Murakami's work. A section of 1Q84 even features a description of Jung's home in Switzerland.
... morrison, doeblin, nietsche, those were thought-setters of my formative years ... hesse, hoelderlin and murakami took over in my 30s to 50s ...
It sounds like you've had a number of German writers and thinkers influence you throughout your life. It's interesting that you took a more precise/academic path in the beginning and landed on a more artistic path later on, I hope you enjoyed the video :)
Had to stop watching as I’m getting ready to read Norwegian Wood but enjoyed the first nine minutes. Thanks
Hope you enjoy the book! It's a massive departure from some of Murakami's other works.
I loved 1Q84. It's my third favorite Murakami book ❤️
Which ones are your first and second?
@@Litburo Kafka on the Shore and Dance Dance Dance
I've been getting into Murakami lately, starting with Hardboiled Wonderland. I loved your commentary on his work, and especially how you gave response to his criticism. Very well put.
Thank you for the feedback, it's always nice hearing when my videos resonated! How did you like Hardboiled Wonderland?
This has made me curious to read his books, thank you for this essay.
I do hope you enjoy his stories. Of course, as with most writers, his style doesn't resonate with everyone but I do encourage you to check him out!
Hi, thank you. I've read all these, but have no one I can discuss them with. I mostly agree with you...but ''Kafka on the Shore'' is my favorite: I've read it three time (so far!), very unusual for me, a lifetime avid reader. Liked and subscribed; hope to see more. I like the way the video is done, too...combining images with his words, while commenting. Amazing that you juggle all three so well!
I am a visual artist, combining images of my own sculpture, paintings and photographs with digital means.,,,melding, I call it.
Thank you for the comment and I'm glad you've found a book you like enough to read through three times already! It's always a treat hearing about when works connect with us. I hope you're able to cultivate that feeling for people who look at your creations as a visual artist as well!
I loved Drive my car. Started searching for his work lol. Good video and I'm definitely gonna read his books
Happy you enjoyed it!
I started to love him when I was 16 years old. Now I am close to my 40s. Where time flies?
The algorithm brought me here. Amazing quality, kudos. Visually attractive, wonderful story telling and beautiful music. I subscribed immediately to your YT channel and to your podcast as well. The podcast version will be very welcome on days recovering from migraine. Thank you!
Thank you! That comment means a lot to me, I appreciate it. Also, has anyone told you that you have a stellar username?
Thanks. Enjoy listening to your essay on a quiet late afternoon. Is raining outside😊
Ah! Such a wonderful environment to be in. A cozy atmosphere inside while it's raining outside, maybe with a warm cup of tea!
It's a different vibe altogether...you just get in to a magical world .... Detailing of everything...may it be a person or a food item is just unimaginable.....it's just mesmerizing
“Get this man [1 million subscribers]”
Thanks for the comment, I'll be happy with only a handful but, of course, more is icing on the cake!
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Have been slowly reading 'The Buried Giant'. This is a one-off storyteller who still strives for originality and untried colors of the classic heroes' journey. Inspiring!
But this is a Kazhuo Ishiguro book..
Thank you for making this video. I often feel that it is so difficult to put into words what it means to read Murakami, but you have done an excellent job.
Thank you for watching! I appreciate the positive feedback and I'm glad you found the video insightful. It was a blast both dissecting and reviewing some of Murakami's works!
Wonderful video and content
Well done, insightful comments
great job 😍
Norwegian Wood is given too much (undeserved) credit here and elsewhere, even though it’s very disappointing. SPOILERS ALERT !
We get hooked thinking the unnecessarily detailed romantic stories and sex scenes are used to explore mental illness but we end up with mental illness being (cheaply) used to highlight romance and sex.
It’s like a plot of an anime with fanservice: an average male character who sleeps with every girl he meets (even with a lesbian and a asexual) and to add a hint of psychology; everyone (interesting) kills themselves.
There is some comfort in the fact that grown up male character (in the 1st chapter) sounds mature and broken but the rest of the book seems like it was written solely to nurture horny shallow teenagers’ fantasies.
Oh and wth with that scene about an adult getting turned on by a 13-y old ? The crap people get with under the name of art.
Anyway, Norwegian Wood is far from being his best work and I’ve read somewhere that even Murakami admits it.
Wonderful criticism Ema! When a piece of writing is consumed, varying perspectives and meaning are applied to it; all of which are valid. Murakami does remain controversial in many circles due to the sex scenes in his stories, which I believe can get gratuitous, but I would also argue that his romantic elements don’t necessarily cheapen it. To me, romantic scenes feels cheapened when there’s no place for it like in many modern action movies, but since Norwegian Wood is fundamentally about relationships, it seems natural in this story. I can totally see how the work seems to cheapen some qualities of mental illness or even romanticize the idea of having it.
You may be onto something in saying that Norwegian Wood may not be anything special but it did capture the attention of the zeitgeist at the time. Perhaps this could be due to media inadequately covering mental health issues in the 1980s/90s when this book was published with rising diagnosis of youth mental illness in the past few decades, at least in the Western world (whether due to some change in society or better mental health institutions).
There are many cases of works being criticized for sexual elements. For example, Michelangelo’s The Last Judgement was basically considered to be smut by the pope's Master of Ceremonies, Biagio da Cesena, at the time. Also Nabokov’s Lolita about a man’s relationship with an underage girl is a story that I, admittedly, couldn’t finish due to the subject matter but consider it an important piece of writing nonetheless.
I also agree with your take on the "fanservice" elements in his stories. Often, male main characters take the spotlight in Murakami's works with relatively little development with their romantic interests...
@@Litburo thanks for taking well my criticism, usually I’m faced with angry reactions even though I’m big fan of Murakami myself 😊
I agree with you that the book was avant-gardiste bringing up mental illness in a more human way rather than the usual ‘crazy’ stigma but that only set higher expectations that were crashed down.
I liked that Murakami chose to tell the story from the point of view of a flawed character (as selfish as Watasabe) but I hated that every suicidal character seemed to be created solely to make Toru grow and lead him to Midori.
As for the smut, what made it cheap wasn’t much its annoying abundance but how a lesbian and an asexual (who couldn’t sleep with her soul mate) would sleep with this average looking-selfish-with no particular talent (not even the ability to listen since he responded to each long dialogue with ‘humm’) and have so much pleasure they’re both set for life for sex (quoting the book).
Anyway great video and analysis of Murakami writing style.
@@Ema-nt3gp No problem, I find that there tends to be an echo chamber on the Internet encouraging our own ideas so maybe that's why criticism isn't taken as well in these mediums - but I love it! Your passion for the art of storytelling shines through and is clearly thought out.
Somehow, I missed the fact that the character was asexual (embarrassing to admit)! I also think that the "dull protagonist" sleeping with everyone is not great storytelling either and it could break immersion; it can read more like a fantasy upon review. Awesome comment!
I liked your essay, but I have a detail (advice?) to tell you. I don't think Murakami's works were part of what magical realism is. I cannot make a coorelation betwen García Márquez or Elena Garro's books and Murakami's ones. Magical realism, even if it's not only an Latinamerican literature caracteristic or monopoly, is more than just casual situations with suddenly amazing or fantastic moments, magical realism is more about society than characters. For example, in Márquez's short story "An old man with enormous wings", people go with the angel for searching miracles and people capitalices with him. Murakami, as I think, doesn't really do this, this little magical events or situations in his books are moreley an aesthetic detail than a light about what society is. I will try to explain it with a metaphor: magical realism is like watching a flower grow and, when it suddenly opens, it does it with fireworks, but then that magic moment became so usual that it becomes normal and part of people's real life; Murakami's magic is not like that, instead it is like wathcing the rain making lines in the crystals and windows, those are just details, nice and cute things but they talk more about character than society. Magical realism searches out, Murakami's style searches inside. (But your's still a good video, I love your format).
Beautifully written!
First of all, thank you for your detailed comment - I love engaging with these kinds of analysis! I’ve been a long-time fan of Marquez and I agree that the magical elements in his works spill out into many facets of society (his world building is also amazing, though the different José Arcadios are hard to keep track of in 100 Years of Solitude, haha) and Murakami’s style is fundamentally different, with individual characters experiencing more internalized magical events with less “spillover effect” to the wider world.
How genres transcend and grow beyond their roots is a topic I’m wholly interested in. In my view, genres like magical realism, in a broad definition, contain a series of concentric circles where each work lies somewhere in the circles. The Latin American writers lay in the centre with, perhaps, Murakami in the middle rings. Pizza in Japan does not have the same flavor or even ingredients as pizza in Italy, but the form and structure are there. It makes more sense to be celebrated as it’s own separate thing but one cannot help comparing! That’s, at least, my view, using a terrible analogy, haha.
My absolute favorite short story of Marquez is “The Third Resignation” by the way. It’s fantastically bizarre, Kafkaesque, and darkly disorientating!
If you like Murakami, you might enjoy the films of Apichatpong Weerasethakul. They employ magical realism in a similar, perhaps more mysterious way.
Loved it keep up the good work
Hi I enjoyed your video essay! I haven’t read the author’s work but I felt captivated by their words. At times I felt the music didn’t vibe with content. Thanks for sharing!
This is beautifully edited. I love the intermixing of nature and his words while trying to keep this essay magical. Its almost sensorial with the way you use water as a main theme of your essay. Wonderfully done. Please make more such videos.
Thank you, your kind feedback is heartwarming! I'll keep that in mind to give the same sensorial quality to my other essays
Could you Analyse more Murakami novels? And other Japanese Authors too?
Yes, thank you, I appreciate the feedback Kavan. I'd love to do more but perhaps in a later video! I have some backlog of scripts I've been writing on other authors but since we didn't touch too much on other Murakami works here, it'll be nice to do more of an in-depth look!
@@Litburo Cool! Good to hear!
I'm in awe with your work on this video. Shared with my friend and also fan of Murakami's writing. look forward to more of your work!!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it. It was my first time video editing so future videos will only get better!
I used to not enjoy reading books unless they were history books or educational in some way, I’m the kind of guy who can’t imagine the image of an apple in his head so most descriptions felt very vague and unfamiliar to me so I could never relate enough to devour books.
Later in life a friend recommended Murakami, Norwegian Wood to be precise, and his descriptions were so precise yet simple that I could imagine them, his love for music in all his books is also something I can relate to but above all what I really love is how he writes characters, what they go through and how they develop, the simples joys in life, love and how destructive life can be. I’ve since read a bunch of his books and his short stories and I love every single one of them (except maybe Sputnik Sweetheart, that one was enjoyable but not a favorite). With Murakami I feel like I’m reading something that happened in real life even when it gets so silly like a man who can talk to cats and summons fish from the sky. My personal favorite is Men without Women, to this day it remains the most powerful bunch of short stories I’ve ever read and they’ve left a deep mark in me.
Adoro sus libros, su manera de pensar, su país, su cultura, gracias por darnos su sabiduría 🌟🇪🇸
Great video the theory regarding Norwegian wood was pretty interesting, I may need to reread it and see if I get a sense for that being the case or not
Thank you for the kind feedback!
Yes, it's an interesting theory I came across and knowing that Murakami considers many of his works to be open to interpretation, I'm sure even if it wasn't his intention for the character, he may find the theory amusing nonetheless! I'll leave it up to you how you wish to interpret it :)
Incredible !!!!!!!!!!!! thanks !!
Great essay...loved it
I have the same thoughts about Reiko, Norwegian Wood is my first Murakami book
So far this year I’ve read Killing Commendatore, Kafka on The Shore, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Hard-Boiled Wonderland, and Men without Women. Now I’m on South of the Border, West of the Sun.
I’ve become entirely dedicated to finishing all of Murakami’s fiction books by the end of this year (12 left). My favorite part is going to the store to buy the next one. I don’t choose based on chronology, or any sort of logic. I just let my intuition decide - very fitting for Murakami, I think
Great video, thank you for the spoiler warnings. Always appreciated.
Lovely. Murakami is my favorite author and I look up to him c:
Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for stopping by!
Great video, great points!!! Loved this
I'm glad you enjoyed the video and hope you like my other content as well!
Where did you find the foreword to Hear the Wind Sing? Is it actually Murakami writing or his narrator...? I just can't find any information about how Murakami wrote that first novel in English... or am I missing something. Thank you for the video, by the way, very interesting
Mind emptry, simplicity come.
keep em coming bro
this is fire
Thank you, I appreciate it!
Keep it coming!
Thank you! I'm working on more videos but these take some time on top of a full time job haha
@@Litburo It's ok, your doing great. Focus on quality over quantity.
Awesome job!
Thanks Priscila, your videos are wonderful too!
Only recently discovered him last year, although a fan of Kazuo Ishiguro, I now feel the Nobel committee must have mixed him up with Hazuki Murakami and given the wrong Japanese writer the Nobel. Somehow his writing has made the Covid crisis a little easier, think I've read about 10 of his novels this year, I'm now on the wonderful "Windup bird".
I've read Kazuo Ishiguro too. He's definitely an interesting read but Murakami does have more surreal elements in his works. This is purely me theorizing but I do think strange stories and surreal art becomes more popular during a crisis to help us be comfortable with our own uncertain futures.
@@Litburo maybe, the popular TV shows and cinema, at present, also seems to be escapism nostalgia and fantasy, read somewhere during economic slowdowns horror becomes popular, I'm not seeing that, but I don't really like horror. The Internet which is the entertainment media of the age, makes everything fragmented and uncertain, including the zeitgeist. Perhaps that's the future, anyway back to WUB.
Wowww what a dedicated, well made video on my favourite author! Thank you:)
Thank you for feedback! I try to thoroughly analyze each artist I make an episode on :)
Simple language that's written well...that's the ticket.
The concept you brought up about Reiko didn't cross my mind. Have to read it again
It didn't cross my mind my first read either! I consider it a "fringe" but interesting theory nevertheless
@@Litburo @Litburo Anyway great video. Randomly popped up in my feed and now I'm suggesting more people to watch this.
Will you make essay on a particular book in future? Personally I would love one on After Dark
@@anindyadey9223 I have a few other topics and writers in my backlog that I plan to release but if you'd like to see more Murakami, I'm happy to add some of his books in my backlog to analyze :)
that was really good.
did you read 'read south of the border, west of the sun'? it is murakamis book that made the most lastin impression on me.
I will definitely get onto reading it then! I have heard great things about it. Thank you for the recommendation :)
I mostly enjoy the audio version of Murakami's works...I can shut my eyes and allow his words to wash over me and blend into his magical universe without distraction
That sounds amazing!
I've just had to take notes on this for my English class! Masterfully done!
Thank you! Glad to have helped out :)
Your voice is so soothing
Just wanted to say... Iove this channel and it's content 😍😍
Thank you! I've always been a fan of literature and video essays. There's a good amount of film and TV analysis on TH-cam but there seems to be a lack of video essays on books, so I decided to try making my own :)
I like Murakami, hello from Russia🙌💚
Hello from England!
Very interesting...Thanks/Greetings from Colombia/El inmigrante venezolano escritor/writer 🌎
Thanks for watching! Greetings to you too from England!
I’m really interested in reading this author, but I know on the other channels the comments were, “I always read him when I’m depressed.” There were a lot of comments like that, and it barely made me leery of my time. But great video.
I read the same comments, on another page and made me wonder if everybody reading the books are depressed. But I have to say this is the best breakdown, description of the authors work and I’ll give one a shot. I do like the concept of magical realism.
very nice content, this is actually what we need, i also write prose and poetry, i like lyric poems because it has measure, rhythem and rhyme...
This is my first video of your channel, within 5 mins I'm impressed
I'm glad you find it enjoyable and I hope you like my other content as well!
@@Litburo 😊 I will !
Very good video. Will you be making videos in the future?
Great essay. Thank you for taking the time to make this.
Thank you for taking the time to watch :)
i would say that dennys is interchangeable but the misery of the worker is there to see and actually a lot easier to see than those working in independent restaurants but you turn your head like you would a homeless man.
I find it funny that so many people dislike 1Q84 but like the cat town part, because 1Q84 is my favourite book of all time with the cat town part being my least favourite part of the book hahah
Yes, it likely has to do with general expectations going into 1Q84 since when it came out. I'd guess that much of it was that many of Murakami's fans expected it to be his magnum opus!
1Q84 was such an interesting read, I'll have to revisit it sometime :)
Wonderful video essay! I thoroughly enjoyed watching it.
I didn't think of Reiko from this perspective, it makes me want to read Norwegian Wood again and write-ups on it. The references, especially, in Kafka on the Shore had mesmerized me. Schubert, Beethoven, Hegel, Francois Truffant's movies, Adolf Eichmann's trial, one is on an endless trail of knowing things, people, different sorts of music. Interesting!
Also, I would surely watch the movies based on his stories.
And I was eagerly waiting for some analysis on Men Without Women.
Still enjoyed whatever works you've included. 🌿🌚
Yes, Murakami's works are definitely full of interesting (and sometimes obscure) references! I'm happy you enjoyed the video and apologies; there were way too many books to cover and I didn't manage to get to Men Without Women. Perhaps a follow-up episode is in order!
Great video!! Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Happy you enjoyed it, stop by anytime!
Not what I was expecting. Was expecting something more concerning visual design. But a very interesting listen.
My channel's more on literature and philosophy so there's not much on visual design here if that's your interest but I did design the logo for the channel myself for fun. Thank you for stopping by!
Ive begun to think of Murakami as a spinner of the sublime--not the mathematical kind or others--but the kind that opens up a world in your mind that you can never reach and yet makes you feel the possibilities of this one.
Trog dòng thời sự củng có chống chỉ định chuyện chó hay mèo đọc chử con người ! Lưu ý trong ngày thế thôi bạn ! ! ; ]
For me, the biggest resemblance I have to Murakami is David Lynch. Both artists use vague concepts and open their work up to interpretation. Not only that, but they have a lucidity and dream like world where you are sucked in.
Wow! I've never heard of that comparison before but it's apt. If you've ever read "After Dark", I really feel like David Lynch directs his movie in the exact way Murakami describes. Thank you so much for the comment!
Amazing video. I'm really glad I found this channel. Looking forward for more content!
Greatly appreciated, I hope you'll enjoy all the other content as well Angel!
Hi from Saudi Arabia, Murakami brings me here, i loved ur video so much, i hope u keep going on .
Do u have a goodreads acc ??
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I appreciate the encouragement, I'm working on another video right now on the "Art of Storytelling"!
I used to have a Goodreads account but not anymore. Perhaps it's time I start it up again!
Beautiful, highly intelligent critique of amazing author Murakami- I listened with total attention and would like to congratulate the author- the music and images chosen...everything shows delicatesse and a literary knowledge in the analysis. Great work, bravo!
Thank you! I appreciate the kind comment and I'm happy you thought the video was insightful.
First time watching your video and may I just say that your voice is so soothing? I hope you can out all your video essays on a podcast so we can listen it while we close our eyes. 🥺
I do put audio versions of these "Writers & Thinkers" episodes onto Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts (though I don't market those very well, haha)! Check them out if you're interested and thank you so much for listening!
@@Litburo omg! Thank you! Will definitely subscribe!❤️
The most complicated way to describe simlicity
simply thank you.
You're very welcome!
very much enjoyed this
Great video Essay mate.
Keep going.
Thanks a ton! Glad you liked it
Love to find channels like that
Thanks! Hope you're having a wonderful day!
I love this video!! Thank you! You should do more
Thank you Leo! I'll definitely look to create more videos with this style!