Media-shy novelist Haruki Murakami unveiled his views on the significance of foreign literature and how translations have inspired his own works during his first press conference in Japan in 37 years on Nov. 4, 2018, in which he announced plans for an archive at Waseda University, his alma mater, that will include manuscripts of his books as well as his massive vinyl record collection.
Below is an excerpt of his press conference:[Opening speech]
I don't recall going to (class) at university much. I got married while I was a student and somewhere along the way I started working (managing a ja…READ FULL ARTICLE
