Who we're reading when we're reading Murakami
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New York, NY : Soft Skull Press, 2020.
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Published
New York, NY : Soft Skull Press, 2020.
Format
Book
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xi, 288 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references.
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"How did a loner destined for a niche domestic audience become one of the most famous writers alive? A rare look inside the making of the "Murakami Industry"-and a thought-provoking exploration of the role of translators and editors in the creation of global literary culture. Thirty years ago, when Haruki Murakami's works were first being translated, they were part of a series of pocket-sized English-learning guides released only in Japan. Today his books are in fifty languages and have won prizes and sold millions of copies globally. How did a loner destined for a niche domestic audience become one of the most famous writers alive? This book tells one key part of the story. Its cast includes an expat trained in art history who never intended to become a translator; a Chinese-American ex-academic who never planned to work as an editor; and other publishing professionals in New York, London, and Tokyo who together introduced an understated, pop-inflected, unexpected Japanese voice to the wider literary world. David Karashima synthesizes research, correspondence, and interviews with dozens of individuals-including Murakami himself-to examine how countless behind-the-scenes choices over the course of many years worked to build an internationally celebrated author's persona and oeuvre. He looks beyond the "Murakami Industry" toward larger questions: How active a role should translators and editors play in framing their writers' texts? What does it mean to translate and edit "for a market"? How does Japanese culture get packaged and exported for the West?"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Karashima, D. J. (2020). Who we're reading when we're reading Murakami (First Soft Skull edition.). Soft Skull Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Karashima, David James. 2020. Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami. Soft Skull Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Karashima, David James. Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami Soft Skull Press, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Karashima, David James. Who We're Reading When We're Reading Murakami First Soft Skull edition., Soft Skull Press, 2020.

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