Translating Haruki Murakami

This blog is meant as an open forum where translators of Haruki Murakami can share ideas and discuss solutions to problems encountered in the process of translating his works. It was launched by two translators of Murakami into Norwegian and Polish, Ika Kaminka and Anna Zielinska-Elliott. Some of us have collaborated in the past, and many of us are in touch regularly by e-mail, but the publication of the new novel in 2013 served as a catalyst for the creation of an online translation blog.

Friday, September 26, 2014

The Release Date of The Strange Library Is Approaching

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There is more and more being written about The Strange Library , as journalists eagerly expect its release in December. The Guardian offered...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Murakami's First Two Novels to be [Re]translated and [Re]published in Dutch and English

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Haruki Murakami's first two novels, 「 風の歌を聴け」 (Kaze no uta o like, 1979 ) and 「1973 年のピンボール」 (1973 nen no pinbōru , 1980) were first t...
Friday, September 12, 2014

An Array of New Translations of Tsukuru Tazaki

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Darina Zaicová, the editor of the Slovak edition of  Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki,  sent me her comments about the blog [thank you!] and sai...
Sunday, September 7, 2014

The Strange Story of the Strange Library

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Announcements have started popping up on the internet that a new book by Haruki Murakami,  The Strange Library,  is to appear in English on ...
Sunday, August 31, 2014

The Totally Invisible Translator? Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki No 1 on NYT Fiction Hardcover Bestseller List

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The Atlantic published a review of Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki by Nathaniel Rich ("The Mystery of Murakami," August 14, 2014). Mr. ...
Friday, August 29, 2014

"My Imagination Is a Kind of Animal. So What I Do Is to Keep It Alive."

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Haruki Murakami met with readers at the Guardian Book Club during the Edinburgh International Book Festival last weekend. Theguardian.co...

A New Review, 10 Best Haruki Murakami Novels, Five Stories to Read Online, and a Murakami Quiz

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The Boston Globe published a review of Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki Josh Freeman. The review begins: " How does he do it? His sentences ar...
Saturday, August 23, 2014

Ask a Question of Haruki Murakami and You May Get an Answer Tomorrow

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Readers who want to ask Haruki Murakami a question may post in on this page: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/20/haruki-murakami-a...
Wednesday, August 20, 2014

NPR Reviews Tsukuru Tazaki

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"It is not every author who can draw fans to to the bookstores around the globe for midnight releases" is how the NPR story on...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Vintage Books Video on Designing and Producing the British Cover of Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki

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Today Vintage Book posted a short video on YouTube about the design and production of the British cover with the now famous stickers.   ...
Monday, August 11, 2014

More Videos, Reviews and Articles Precede Tomorrow's Release

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A new video advertising Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki was posted today on YouTube by Knopf Doubleday. It calls the book a "phenomenal new no...
Sunday, August 10, 2014

Tsukuru Tazaki US Bookstore Release Parties Announced

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A number of bookstores around the US will host Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki midnight release parties on Monday, August 11.  It looks like they a...

Sticker Competition and Haruki Murakami Fan Ambassador Contest

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On August 6 a "sticker competition" was announced on Haruki Murakami's Facebook page. In June I posted about stickers that wil...
Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Haruki Murakami Will Be Signing Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki in London and Edinburgh

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Haruki Murakami will be signing copies of Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki in Waterstones Picadilly in London on August 30 at 11am. The bookstore ...

An Excerpt from Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki published on Slate.com

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"Haida's Story," a long excerpt from Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki was published on Slate.com on July 27, so some impatient readers...
Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Reviews of the English Translation of Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki Appearing One After Another

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With the release date of the English-language  Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki approaching fast, reviews started appearing one after another. ...
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