10 Amazing Things You Didn't Know About Haruki Murakami

From nightmares about caterpillar pie to the most important novel of his life...

Born in Kyoto, Japan in 1949, Haruki Murakami has had a fascinating life, something worthy of storytelling itself. That's not to mention the phenomenal success he's achieved as an author, publishing dozens of books and selling millions of copies around the world. There are many great titbits about Murakami's life, like the fact he opened up his own Jazz bar after university, or that he met his current wife while studying. There's also the fact that he's largely considered an outsider in the world of Japanese literature, and that he realised he could write his first novel after a profound experience at a baseball game. But this list attempts to delve much deeper than the commonly cited trivia, exploring more specific (and ultimately more interesting) facts about one of the world's greatest living writers.

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Commonly found reading, sitting firmly in a seat at the cinema (bottle of water and a Freddo bar, please) or listening to the Mountain Goats.