I was living in Osaka in ‘1995 and remember the exact moment the earthquake jolted me awake early…

Murakami has also written works that only Japanese writers would. A prominent example is his non-fiction work Underground (アンダーグラウンド), a compilation of interviews with victims of the 1995 Tokyo subway sarin attack, which shocked Japanese society. His short story collection After the Quake (神の子どもたちはみな踊る) is themed on the Great Hanshin Earthquake…
Why Haruki Murakami’s Novels Are Hardly Lost in Translation
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Yuri Minamide
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I was living in Osaka in ‘1995 and remember the exact moment the earthquake jolted me awake early that morning and shook my 14-story apartment for the longest 30-60-seconds.
I had heard of his short story but never read it. Thanks for reminding me! I want to read it now.
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