Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End of the World is originally titled Sekai no Owari to Hado-Boirudo Wandarando.

The book came out in 1985 and was awarded the Tanizaki Prize 1985. 

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the world is a cross-genre novel that falls under science, fantasy, and speculative fiction.

One of the most interesting books written by Haruki Murakami, it was translated into English by Alfred Birnbaum and was released in the year 1991.

Yet another popular book by Murakami, Norwegian Wood is one of the most popular books written by Murakami available in India.

Norwegian Wood’s original title translates to Noruwei no Mori.

The book was released much earlier than now, back in the year 1987 itself. Norwegian Wood deals with themes of loss of love and burgeoning sexuality.

Norwegian Wood has a first-person narrative and is narrated by the novel’s protagonist, Toru Watanabe who reminisces about his college days in the novel.

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle was published in the year 1994-1995 and its first and only English translation available was published in the year 1997.

Imagine receiving a prestigious and notable award from one of your critics.

Wouldn’t it be a proud moment? That’s how Murakami felt when his books came out.

It was for this novel that Murakami was awarded the Yomiuri Literary Award by one of his biggest former critics, Kenzaburo Oe. 

Murakami has given the world, one of his wisest quotes through his book, “spend your money on the things money can buy.

This is the third novel written by the Japanese genius and it was first published in the year 1982.

The original title of the novel is Hitsuji o Meguru bōken. The title of the novel translates to, An Adventure Concerning Sheep. 

The novel falls under the category of magical realism as well as fantasy fiction.

Readers often opine that in this novel, dreams and hallucinations are more significant than real clues.

Yet another Haruki Murakami novel that was translated into English by Alfred Birnbaum in 1994.

The book was published originally in the year 1988. Even after so many years,

Murakami’s magic has remained unchanged and readers are just as excited about his book Dance Dance Dance as they were decades ago.

This book revolves around the life of an unnamed protagonist who is a commercial writer and follows the grave mishaps in his life due to his stay at a shady hotel named Dolphin Hotel

Men Without Women is one of the most popular and and one of the best haruki murakami books 

This book is quite different from the above-mentioned books by Murakami as this is a collection of short stories by the Japanese author while the others are novels.

The book came out in 2014 and its English translation was published in the year 2017.

Men Without Women is titled the same as one of Ernest Hemingway’s books which exists by the same name.

Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is the thirteenth novel by Haruki Murakami. 

Have you ever experienced a breakup with your friends? If yes, you know what it feels like to lose a friend.

Worse, if all your friends suddenly leave you and leave you alone to tackle life.

This book represents the tale of a railroad engineer Tsukuru Tazaki whose friends abruptly and absurdly cut all ties with him, leaving him clueless, depressed, and all alone. 

Full name, Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche was published in 1997-1998 by Murakami. The original title being, Andāguraundo.

The novel is one of the most impressive books written by Murakami and it is about the Aum Shinrikyo sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway.

The book, Underground is based on the interviews given by those affected by the attack in real life

And its impeccable writing quality establishes Murakami as one of the finest writers of our time yet again. 

Haruki Murakami is known for his unusual and intriguing book titles.

The reader wonders what the book can be about as soon as he or she sees the book cover.

This is one such book. Haruki Murakami’s The Elephant Vanishes is a collection of a total of 17 short stories.

The stories that are contained in the book were written between the years 1980 to 1981 and have been published in various Japanese magazines as well. 

After the Quake is yet another popular short story collection by Haruki Murakami. Haruki wrote the stories in this collection between 1990 and 2000.

The book was originally published in 2020 itself and was later released as After the Quake when Murakami insisted that in the case of the book title, the letters be all lowercase. 

What do you think could be the reason behind this?

The book has been translated to and is available in Cesky, Deutsch, Francais (meaning French), Espagnol (meaning Spanish), Italiano (meaning Italian), Nederlands, and Portuguese, among others.

Haruki Murakami made Sputnik popular before Coronavirus did.

Just kidding! Sputnik Sweetheart was published in 1999 and then an English translation later came out in the year 2001.

Sputnik Sweetheart revolves around an aspiring writer, Sumire, who is living on a family stipend and the creative input of a friend who is only referred to in the book by the letter K.

Sputnik Sweetheart is a fiction novel and is available on all major online as well as offline stores. 

We told you Murakami is good at keeping names, didn’t we?

1Q84 is a novel written by Murakami and it was published in three volumes initially between 2009-2010.

Some of the quotes from this book are quite popular, such as, “I can bear any pain as long as it has the meaning” and “That's what the world is, after all: an endless battle of contrasting memories”.

The book is a popular pick by most readers who are fond of Haruki Murakami. 1Q84 is a fairly written amalgamation of fantasy, loneliness, sex, and religion.

Pinball, 1973 was published in 1980 and it is a part of the “Trilogy of the Rat” series.

All the books of this trilogy have been translated into English so readers familiar with the English language can easily read the book.

The novel, apart from English, has also been translated into German and Spanish. 

The novel’s English translation is available on Indian online stores like Amazon and the English edition has barely 256 pages, making it a quick read.

Hear the Wind Sing is a very special book as we consider Haruki Murakami as it is with this book that Murakami had entered the writing world.

Hear the Wind Sing is the first book that Haruki Murakami wrote. It was published in 1970 when it appeared in the issue of Gunzo.

Murakami began his journey with this book and ever since that, he hasn’t looked back.

It is also the first book of “The Rat Series”. The Rat Series is a trilogy by Haruki Murakami.

South of the Border, West of The Sun is comparatively short as compared to the other works of Haruki Murakami.

The novel revolves around two characters, Hajime and Shimamoto.

Hajime was born and grew up in a small town in Japan, whereas Shimamoto has polio and has to drag her legs while moving.

The duo spends a lot of time together but eventually grows apart, only to meet again later.  

After Dark is set in Tokyo and the novel is set throughout a single night, revolving around the life of a 19-year old student, spending the night at Denny’s.

It is a fiction novel and came out in 2004. 

The book roughly contains about 260 pages and its English edition came out in the year 2008 and was published by Vintage publishing.

You can get your copy of the book through Amazon or Flipkart or any other online or offline store of your choice. 

When I Talk About When I Talk About Running, the original title being, Hashiru Koto ni Tsuite Kataru Toki ni Boku no Kataru Koto, was originally published in the year 2007 and was translated to English by Philip Gabriel.

 What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is a memoir by Murakami.

In this memoir, Haruki Murakami talks about his fondness for long-distance running and participation in the same. 

Our dear Murakami is not only a prolific writer but also a great writer.

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, originally titled Mekurayanagi to nemuru onna in Japanese is yet another must-read short story collection by Haruki Murakami.

This collection consists of a total of 24 short stories. 

The book was originally written by Murakami in Japanese and was later translated to English by Philip Gabriel and Jay Rubin.

Apart from English, the book is also available in several other languages. The book’s Japanese as well as Spanish editions are also available on Amazon. 

Grab your English copy from the online store and give it a read.

A Strange Library is a children’s novella and contains several pictures in the storybook.

The book revolves around a boy who visits a library on his way home.

The boy borrows a book and is directed to a particular room where is confronted by a man he finds fearful.

The boy mentions a book and the mangoes to get for him. The book, as the title suggests, revolves around a strange library.

The boy’s adventures behind the doors of this rather peculiar library are recorded by Murakami in roughly 88 pages and are worth exploring.

Kafka on The Shore is one of the most popular works by Haruki Murakami.

It was published in 2002 and its English translation was included in One of the 10 Best Books of 2005 (from the New York Times) and quite well deserved!
 
The book also won the World Fantasy Award in the year 2006. Kafka on The Shore is a fantasy and magic realist novel. 

The book originally came out in Japanese and was later translated to English by Philip Gabriel and even in Bengali by the Jadavpur University Press.