Haruki Murakami, a Japanese writer, is one of the most critically-acclaimed authors of his time, who has numerous accolades to his name- the World Fantasy Award, the Franz Kafka Award and the Jerusalem Prize to name just a few. He deals mostly in the genres of surrealism and young romance.
It wasn’t day or night. It wasn’t a weekday or a weekend. It was too hard to keep track. Before the mirror, stood a person with a crushed spirit. The eyebags became successively prominent. At this avenue, appearance didn’t matter. The time didn’t matter. You know you’ve hit rock bottom when there is practically nothing […]
I used to find books reprehensible as a kid and saw reading as an incredibly futile pursuit. Why would I want to gain knowledge that will never be put to test? Following the same tangent, the little I read was exclusive to academics. Desperate attempts were made to usher me into the cult of readers, […]