Wind-Up Blog
David S. WillsA newsletter about Japanese literature in translation.
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First Lines: How Haruki Murakami starts his books
The first line of the first book by novelist Haruki Murakami is, interestingly, a comment on the process of writing. It is a quote from a fictional writer, given by the fictional narrator, which is perhaps a comment on Murakami’s nervousnes...
What I Hate About Japanese Fiction
This blog is devoted to Japanese literature because I read a lot of books from that country and enjoy sharing my thoughts on it. Mostly, it concerns Haruki Murakami because I’ve read all his books about a half dozen times and even wrote my...
Murakami's New Novel Coming July 3, 2026
A few months ago, I wrote that Haruki Murakami had finished writing his next novel and I gave some details about what that novel might be about, deduced from certain clues in public statements. You can read that here:
Just a few hours ago...
J-Lit Review #16: Strange Houses
I’m a freelance writer, my specialty being stories of the macabre. Given this line of work, lots of people approach me with their personal experiences of the eerie and unpleasant.
Lots of these stories have to do with houses.
‘I...
J-Lit Review #15: Sisters in Yellow
I have been a fan of Mieko Kawakami for some years but although I often list her as a great writer, I had not actually read any single book of hers that I would say was great. What I mean is that all of her work is very good, there was no s...
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I am the editor of Beatdom literary journal and the author of books on William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Hunter S. Thompson, and Haruki Murakami. I live on a farm in Cambodia and raise goats and geese.
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