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Ryū Murakami

Japanese writer and filmmaker (born 1952)

Ryū Murakami (村上龍, Murakami Ryū; born February 19, 1952) is a Japanese novelist, essayist and filmmaker. His novels explore human nature through themes of disillusion, drug use, surrealism, murder and war, set against the dark backdrop of Japan.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Ryū Murakami (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Feb 19, 1952.¹

About

His best known novels are Almost Transparent Blue, Audition, Coin Locker Babies, and In the Miso Soup.

From Wikipedia’s article on Ryū Murakami, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

G2010Founder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedMusashino Art University³

Career

Occupation: science fiction writer, screenwriter, novelist, essayist, writer, film director.⁵

Date not recordedFounded G2010⁴

Personal life

BornFeb 19, 1952, Sasebo⁶
CitizenshipJapan⁷

Awards

2011Mainichi art award⁸
2005Noma Literary Prize⁸
2000Tanizaki Prize⁸
1997Yomiuri Prize⁸
1996Hirabayashi Taiko Prize⁸
1981Noma Literary New Face Prize⁸
1976Akutagawa Prize for Almost Transparent Blue^{8 9}
1976Gunzou Prize for New Writers⁸

Sources

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WikidataRyū Murakami on Wikidata
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WikipediaRyū Murakami on Wikipedia
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WikidataRyū Murakami: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataRyū Murakami: Founded G2010, on Wikidata
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WikidataRyū Murakami: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataRyū Murakami: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataRyū Murakami: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataRyū Murakami: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataRyū Murakami: Official website, on Wikidata
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WikidataRyū Murakami: IMDb, on Wikidata
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WikidataG2010, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsRyū Murakami photo by Joi Ito, CC BY 2.0