He writes really raw and unusual stories, and it is curious but fitting that our readerly inclination to pick apart his novels is diminished by his aversion to literary analysis. This excitement was clearly shared by Wellesley students: The first night tickets were available, 430 Wellesley students registered for the event. and Mrs., to talk with Wellesley students, and those have been my favorite moments so far,” she said. “We’ve had a few opportunities for the Murakamis, both Mr. The morning of the lecture, Eve Zimmerman, professor of Japanese, director of the Suzy Newhouse Center for the Humanities, and moderator of Murakami’s lecture, said she was looking forward to hearing the reactions of Wellesley students. The protagonist has to choose one world for himself.” The other world is the world you and I live in, where we go through pain, desire, and contradictions. Within the walls, people live a peaceful life. “One world is surrounded by high walls, and there is no exit. “The hero turns back and forth between two worlds,” he said. Murakami gave the audience a preview of the book, his first to be published in six years, during his lecture. His new novel, The City and Its Uncertain Walls, came out in Japan earlier this month and is expected to be released in the U.S. His work, which has been translated into more than 50 languages, includes the acclaimed novels Norwegian Wood and Kafka on the Shore.

Cornille Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Humanities for spring 2023. Wellesley College’s Alumnae Hall Auditorium was entirely packed with students, faculty, staff, and community members on Thursday, April 27, as author Haruki Murakami gave the annual Cornille Lecture.

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