How did you learn Japanese so well? I'm studying it but I've had a lot less success than you, I can't imagine myself managing to read Noruwei no Mori in the original...

Oh I can niether read nor speak Japanese beyond a few phrases - but I love it nonetheless and I love Murakami and I collect my favourite books in translation and my favourite authors in their original language.

That doesn't mean I don't try to read them though. I recognize a handful of characters and a handful of verb endings and I know the kana though I keep forgetting some letters.

But Norwegian wood is too atmospheric to play with this way for me. For this I prefer the quirky Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World.

Did you notice I also have Norwegian Wood in Norwegian?

skrevet af hippietrail kl. 3:57 am (EST) den Oct 11, 2007

Thanks for the recommendation! I'll give The Pact a try.

skrevet af rockyroad kl. 3:42 pm (EST) den Aug 10, 2007

hi maya! thanks for inviting me (because you sorta did)! :D

skrevet af allex kl. 4:18 pm (EST) den Jul 30, 2007