Haruki Murakami (born January 12, 1949) is a popular contemporary Japanese writer and translator.

Murakami was born in Kyoto in 1949 but spent most of his youth in Kobe. His father was the son of a Buddhist priest; his mother was the daughter of an Osaka merchant. Both taught Japanese literature.

Since childhood, Murakami has been heavily influenced by Western culture, particularly Western music and literature. He grew up reading a range of works by American writers such as Kurt Vonnegut and Richard Brautigan, and he is often distinguished from other Japanese writers for his Western influences. Japanese literature often puts emphasis on beautiful language, which can result in stiff, restricted composition, while Murakami's style is relatively free and fluid.

Murakami studied theater arts at Waseda University in Tokyo, where he met his wife, Yoko. His first job was in a record store, which is where one of his main characters, Toru Watanabe from Norwegian Wood, works. Shortly before finishing his studies, Murakami opened the jazz bar "Peter Cat" in Kokubunji, Tokyo[1], which he ran from 1974 until 1982.
1979 ??????
Kaze no uta o kike Hear the Wind Sing
1980 1973???????
1973-nen no pinboru Pinball, 1973
1982 ???????
Hitsuji o meguru boken A Wild Sheep Chase
1985 ?????????????·???????
Sekai no owari to hadoboirudo wandarando Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
1987 ???????
Noruwei no mori Norwegian Wood
1988 ???·???·???
Dansu dansu dansu Dance Dance Dance
1992 ?????????
Kokkyo no minami, taiyo no nishi South of the Border, West of the Sun
1992-1995 ??????????
Nejimaki-dori kuronikuru The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
1999 ?????????
Suputoniku no koibito Sputnik Sweetheart
2002 ??????
Umibe no Kafuka Kafka on the Shore
2004 ???????
Afuta Daku After Dark
2005 ?????
Tokyo Kitanshu Tokyo Mysterious Story Collection