A Murakami Minute: Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball 1973 Introduction

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We’re back with a new series of A Murakami Minute. This time around we are going to discuss Haruki Murakami’s first two novels, Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973. 

In this introduction, we give a quick synopsis of the two books and talk about how Murakami got his start as a writer, as well as how he developed his unique writing style and became one of the most beloved authors of the last 50 years. 

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