Tag Archives: Haruki Murakami

Understanding Murikami’s 1Q84

In which I explore the theme of toxic masculinity in Murakami’s “1Q84.”

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1Q84 Provides Insight into MAGA

Murakami’s account of cult behavior in “1Q84” applies only to well to MAGA behavior in current day America.

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Reading Lit to Cope with Prison

In his book about reading lit in prison, Genis talks about how novels helped him understand fellow inmates and discover his own Jewishness.

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Manskinner Boris & Putin’s Terror Tactics

Russian atrocities in Ukraine bring to mind Boris the Manskinner, from Murakami’s “Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.”

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A Murakami Villain Surfaces in Ukraine

Russia’s atrocities in Ukraine bring to mind Boris the Mankiller in Murakami’s “Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.”

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Murakami and Kyiv’s Zoo Crisis

The Kyiv Zoo is finding itself caught up in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Murakami anticipates such a situation in “Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.”

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Hurricane Ida and Murakami’s 1Q84

Comparing Hurricane Id’s damage with a supernatural rainstorm in Murakami’s “1Q84” leads to interesting climate observations.

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A Partial Defense of Plato’s Poet Ban

Perhaps Plato banished poets from his ideal society because he appreciated the destructive potential of stories. He’s relevant in light of today’s conspiracy theories.

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Indecipherable Texts of a Magic Spell

Murakami’s “1Q84” has a magical passage about the power of literature.

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