Japanese Novelist Ryu Murakami Dies at 74
Tokyo, Oct. 23 (Jiji Press)--Renowned Japanese novelist Ryu Murakami died Saturday. He was 74. Murakami, born in Nagasaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, was known for his works such as "Almost Transparent Blue" and "Coin Locker Babies." In 1976, Murakami won the Gunzo Prize for New Writers and the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for his debut novel "Almost Transparent Blue," which he wrote ...
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