The Desk of Haruki Murakami
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The Desk of Haruki Murakami
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#2I hope one day my desk will make it to HN frontpage ;-)
By then I am sure it will be just as tidy as Haruki's desk
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#3Note that it's vinyl on his shelves, not books. Safe to say nearly all of it is jazz. Nice loudspeaker in the corner too. When you love music you play it loud so you can be more immersed in it rather than have something merely in the background.
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#4Note that it's vinyl on his shelves, not books. Safe to say nearly all of it is jazz. Nice loudspeaker in the corner too. When you love music you play it loud so you can be more immersed in it rather than have something merely in the background.
Yes, Murakami is indeed avid record collector.
"In a 2011 New York Times article, Murakami estimated that he owns 10,000 records, but says he was afraid to count."
http://theweek.com/articles/444246/literary-playlist-guide-m...
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#5pretty much my dream office
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#6There is nothing indicating that he likes to run. Is he still running marathons?
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#7I really like Murakami's work- my favourite is 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle'. But I've just finished reading 'Kafka on the Shore' and came away thinking it was too much fantasy and a bit shallow. Because of his masterful style he sometimes gets away with unresolved plots and mysteries but this was just too much.
I like magical realism though. Any recommendations for other writers?
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#8I really like Murakami's work- my favourite is 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle'. But I've just finished reading 'Kafka on the Shore' and came away thinking it was too much fantasy and a bit shallow. Because of his masterful style he sometimes gets away with unresolved plots and mysteries but this was just too much. I like magical realism though. Any recommendations for other writers?
If you like magical realism, you might enjoy One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It is a metaphoric interpretation of Columbian history based upon the lives of many generations of one family.
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#9pretty much my dream office
How come?
That's hardly an office but a living room with sub-par ergonomics when it comes to getting work done.
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#10So everything looks neat, but he's twisting his back to look at the monitor?
Of course it's a Mac ;-)