Book Clubs & Reading Communities
0
UPVOTE
theguardian.com

Ryu Murakami, cult Japanese author, dies aged 74

The bestselling writer, known as Japan’s enfant terrible, explored the dark underbelly of Japanese society in more than 40 works of subversive fiction including Audition, later made into a landmark indie horror movieRyu Murakami, the cult Japanese author and film-maker whose subversive, blackly comic novels found millions of readers, has died aged 74. He died on 17 October at home, according to his Japanese publisher Gentosha.Described as the enfant terrible of contemporary Japanese literature, Murakami incorporated violence, explicit drug use and sex into stories that offered a sharp-eyed critique of Japanese and American culture. Continue reading...
Ryu Murakami, cult Japanese author, dies aged 74
MK

max kinda

1h ago
0 0

Discussion

Break the silence

Take the opportunity to kick things off.

No comments yet.

Be the first to share your take and keep the conversation moving.

Join the conversation

Log in or sign up to add your comment and participate in the discussion!

Log In Sign Up

UPVOTERS

Community appreciation

See who found this content valuable and showed their support.

No upvotes yet.

Be the first to show your appreciation for this content.

TOPICS

Explore the same topics

Discover more content from the topics this post is mapped to.

lithub.com
Lit Hub Daily: October 23, 2026

Want to understand the Anthropocene? Look at what humanity has done with chickens. | Lit Hub Science Mohammed Massoud Morsi explores how writing fiction a…
WP

Wolfgang Patel

8h ago
0
theguardian.com
Lessons in Chemistry author Bonnie Garmus: ‘I wrote my first no…

The author of the global sensation on being inspired by Harper Lee, the craft of Joan Didion, and the joys of rereading Louisa May AlcottMy earliest reading&nb…
JM

Jordan Martinez

10h ago
0
lithub.com
Nicole Bedera on the Cornell 7, Title IX, and How Universities …

Sociologist Nicole Bedera joins co-hosts V. V Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell to talk about the Cornell 7 and her book, On the Wrong Side: How Universites P…
DG

Daan Garcia

22h ago
0
theguardian.com
Helen Fielding launches Bridget Jones prize for northern comedy…

The Yorkshire-born author says that the 1, 000 word competition is for people ‘just living their lives being quietly hilarious’Bridget Jones author Helen Field…
Lucas Meyer

Lucas Meyer

1d ago
0
lithub.com
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by…
JM

Jordan Martinez

1d ago
0
theguardian.com
Female Life on Planet Earth by Laleh Khadivi review – a mother’…

A woman living in California discovers her mother may have been a merciless enforcer of the Islamic revolution, in an intriguing novel of inheritance and ident…
Tokyo Javier

Tokyo Javier

1d ago
0

Keep browsing

Explore more from this topic

Dive into the full feed of curated posts covering Book Clubs & Reading Communities.

Browse Topics

RELATED CONTENT

Continue exploring

Discover more content that aligns with your interests and this post.

theguardian.com
‘I struggle to see myself as someone special’: Sandra Hüller on…

New film Fatherland took Sandra Hüller back to a divided Germany. She talks about damaged dreams, Hollywood feelgood and - just maybe - appearing in the new Ma…
Carla Sánchez

Carla Sánchez

9h ago
0
theguardian.com
Lessons in Chemistry author Bonnie Garmus: ‘I wrote my first no…

The author of the global sensation on being inspired by Harper Lee, the craft of Joan Didion, and the joys of rereading Louisa May AlcottMy earliest reading&nb…
JM

Jordan Martinez

10h ago
0
theguardian.com
Lewis Hamilton aims to extend career till early 2030s so he can…

41-year-old set on ‘dream to be able to race in Africa’Rwanda to host despite criticism of human rights recordLewis Hamilton has said he hopes to remain racing…
TG

The Guardian

14h ago
0
theguardian.com
Ali G: Who Iz I? review – Sacha Baron Cohen’s high-stakes satir…

Baron Cohen’s live-ammo prankster is back, 20 years on, but has to battle with his own irrelevance in search of big laughs and the approval of a new generation…
Carla Sánchez

Carla Sánchez

1d ago
0
theguardian.com
Websites across world hit by millions of attempts to exploit PH…

Problem in language that underpins 70% of sites has led governments and companies to pull sites offline to patch faultTell us: have you been affected by the PH…
GT

Guardian Tech

1d ago
0
theguardian.com
Helen Fielding launches Bridget Jones prize for northern comedy…

The Yorkshire-born author says that the 1, 000 word competition is for people ‘just living their lives being quietly hilarious’Bridget Jones author Helen Field…
Lucas Meyer

Lucas Meyer

1d ago
0

Still curious?

See more related posts

Keep the inspiration flowing with fresh submissions and trending finds from the community.

View Latest