Shokugyo Toshite No Shosetsu Ka (Shincho Bunko)

[Machine Translation] ( Haruki Murakami ) talks about how he has progressed as a novelist - from his debut as a writer to the present, how he writes full-length novels, and his attitude toward writing and continuing to write, using a wealth of concrete examples and episodes from the author himself. About literary prizes, what originality means, about school, being translated abroad, meeting Hayao Kawai... This is a rare book by an author who has opened new windows in the walls of readers' minds and breathed fresh air into them.

「村上春樹」は小説家としてどう歩んで来たか―作家デビューから現在までの軌跡、長編小説の書き方や文章を書き続ける姿勢などを、著者自身が豊富な具体例とエピソードを交えて語り尽くす。文学賞についてオリジナリティーとは何か、学校について、海外で翻訳されること、河合隼雄氏との出会い...読者の心の壁に新しい窓を開け、新鮮な空気を吹き込んできた作家の稀有な一冊。