P HILIP ROTH never really left New Jersey. Saul Bellow could not keep his characters out of Chicago. And Haruki Murakami’s ...

In this new work, fans of that book will find themselves back in the “eternal present” of that timeless town. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Mr. Murakami revisited the 1980 novella. In that ...

She had told him that the real her lived in the walled town, and that he could be with her there if he desired it enough. Murakami has often been accused of solipsism, and it’s true that ...

Sasaki's baseball career to this point has been marked by transcendent highs and complicated lows. His life story may help explain why.

Haruki Murakami’s most recent novel ... For instance, the setting and premise of the town with the tall wall, which plays a central role in both works, is generally the same – to enter ...