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.

Saturday, July 10, 2021

Enjoying the Playful Poetry in First Person Singular

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To continue from the previous post (sorry for the three-month interlude!), here are seven translations of a short fragment of the poem ...
Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova, or Not Just Another Monkey

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The American version of First Person Singular came out today from Knopf in Philip Gabriel's translation. When I saw the book, I thought...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Murakami Monkeys in Europe: First Person Singular out in a Few European Countries

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Murakami's latest short story collection, First Person Singular , has been published in several European countries. The new translations...
Tuesday, November 17, 2020

First Person Singular in Polish and in English (in April 2021), and Pinball, 1973 in Turkish

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  Breaking news from the publishing front: my translation of Murakami's latest story collection, Ichininshō tansū (First Person Singular...
Thursday, July 30, 2020

The Mystery of the Ace of Spades and Dance, Dance, Dance in Turkish

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Good news for Turkish readers! Ali Volkan Erdemir's translation of Dance, dance, dance was just published by Doǧan Kitap. Volkan sh...
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Saturday, July 18, 2020

The New Short Story Anthology Is Out

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The new short story anthology by Haruki Murakami, titled Ichinishō Tansū (First Person Singular), published by Bungei Shunjū, appeared on J...
Monday, June 29, 2020

A Great New Book on English Translations of Murakami

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 I want to recommend an excellent book which will be coming out on September 1 from Soft Skull Press: Who We're Reading When We're ...
Sunday, June 7, 2020

New Murakami Short Story Anthology To Come out in July

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It has been announced that a new short story anthology by Haruki Murakami, titled Ichininshō tansū  [First person singular] will be publ...
Wednesday, May 27, 2020

James Westerhoven Wins an Important Translation Award

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I have not posted in months - but not for lack of material! Sometimes, things just don't happen for no good reason. The coronavirus d...
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