Haruki Murakami books

Anthologies

Graphic Novels

Kishidancho Goroshi Reading Order

Non-Fiction

Short Stories/Novellas

Short Story Collections

Standalone Novels

The Rat Reading Order

Haruki Murakami is a Japanese author who has published 67 books since his debut novel Hear the Wind Sing in 1979. His fiction blends everyday life with surreal and dreamlike elements. Early works like A Wild Sheep Chase (1982) and Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (1985) established his style, while Norwegian Wood (1987) became a massive bestseller in Japan and internationally.

His later novels include The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1997), Kafka on the Shore (2005), 1Q84 (2011), and The City and Its Uncertain Walls (2024). He has also written extensively in shorter forms, with collections like The Elephant Vanishes (1993), After the Quake (2002), and Men Without Women (2017). His non-fiction includes What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (2008) and Absolutely on Music (2016).

Murakami’s work has been translated into dozens of languages and adapted into films, including the 2021 movie Drive My Car based on his short story. Recent years have also seen manga adaptations of his stories in the Haruki Murakami Manga Stories series (2023-2025).