What Haruki Murakami talks about when he talks about freedom
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2024-10-14
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The reasons for Haruki Murakami’s world popularity have
been a popular topic for academic discussions as well as social media posts
by his general readers. His readable Japanese, his unique storytelling
style, and the lack of “cultural odor” in his stories are surely the
keys that have attracted readers both domestically and internationally. On
the other hand, many of Murakami’s translators explain that his works
became popular when the society experienced big social and/or political
change and people’s fear and anxiety increased. I argue that Murakami’s
stories encourage readers to be themselves without losing a control of
their mind and life, when social roles and social orders are destabilized.
In this talk, I explain how he understands living one’s own life as well
as the idea of freedom in the world that is globally becoming a consumerist
and information society. The talk will also touch on Murakami’s thorough
research about Aum Shinrikyo, the cult group that perpetrated the Tokyo
subway sarin gas attack in 1995, a crucial even that made Murakami think
deeply about what freedom really is.
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Dr. Nihei explained how Haruki Murakami understands living one’s own life as well as the idea of freedom in the world that is globally becoming a consumerist and information society. The talk also touched on Murakami’s thorough research about Aum Shinrikyo, the cult group that perpetrated the Tokyo subway sarin gas attack in 1995, a crucial event that made Murakami think deeply about what freedom really is.
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