What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
by Haruki Murakami
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Author: Haruki MurakamiTranslator: Philip Gabriel
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-07-29
ISBN: 0307269191
Number of pages: 175
Publisher: Knopf
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- ISBN13: 9780307269195
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Book Reviews of What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Book Review: Running Novelist
Summary: 4 Stars
What an odd little book. I have read nothing else by Murakami, but knew the name, and this seemed an good place to start. The connections that Murakami makes between running and writing were quite fascinating, as are his thoughts on owning a jazz club and running an ultra marathon.
Ironically, although Murakami attributes success in writing novels and running marathons to the ability to focus, the book as a whole lacks focus. While each chapter is about running or writing, Murakami jumps randomly around the world in detailing his experiences in training for the NYC Marathon, running the Boston, running an ultra marathon in Japan, etc.
Still, a very intersting concept that makes me want to read more by the author.
Summary of What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he'd completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a dozen critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and-even more important-on his writing.Equal parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and takes us to places ranging from Tokyo's Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston among young women who outpace him. Through this marvelous lens of sport emerges a panorama of memories and insights: the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer, his greatest triumphs and disappointments, his passion for vintage LPs, and the experience, after fifty, of seeing his race times improve and then fall back.
By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is rich and revelatory, both for fans of this masterful yet guardedly private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in running.
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