Haruki Murakami

[close] Group for portuguese Haruki Murakami fans / Grupo para os fãs portugueses de Haruki Murakami. Group photo (Haruki Murakami drawing) was drawn by Fellowsisters - some rights reserved, licensed under CC by-nc-sa.

[close] When Haruki Murakami's 1994-5 novel 'Nejimaki-dori Kuronikuru' was translated by Jay Rubin for English publication by Random House in 1997, it was more than a case of some words being lost in translation. Random House insisted on shortening down the novel from its large, three-volume size to better fit in a one-volume set for the projected market. Mr. Rubin did more than this, however - he CUT OUT two whole chapters, and what's more--two OTHER chapters were REVERSED, making the storyline unnecessarily convoluted (more so than it already is, fans would say). Even the book's notes dub this as "ADAPTED" from the original Japanese novel, rather than just translated. Random House has not yet realized how much of a potential market they have for a complete translation of this book - and so it is up to all of YOU to help change that. Cast your vote in the poll (right here in the group) and let's SHOW Random House that we want a good and true translation of Haruki Murakami's 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle!'

[close] Discuss all things Haruki Murakami: novels, short stories, non-fiction, books about HM, translation projects, related music/film, interviews, symbolism, surrealism, similar writers, etc. We are moving chronologically through his novels. Our partner Japanese literature group is here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/7160-japanese-literature October 2026 After The Quake (2000) November 2026 Abandoning a Cat - by Haruki Murakami (on pre-order now!) ??? The Tale of Kaho (2026) Then more short story collections We have occasional buddy reads —the conversation is in English, but read along in any language!

[close] Demystifying the works of Haruki Murakami through a diverse lens. Moderated by @thebookelf_