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The Haruki Phenomenon and Everyday Cosmopolitanism

Belonging as a “Citizen of the World”

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Haruki Murakami

Abstract

What is the “cosmopolitan identity?” This chapter opens an enquiry into identity by investigating that question as it relates to the writer Haruki Murakami. The question of identity is essentially like asking “who are you?” and “where do you belong?” Murakami undeniably is the most popular contemporary Japanese author, but his identity as a Japanese writer has been frequently challenged at home due to his alleged “un-Japaneseness.”

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  1. Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan

    Matthew C. Strecher

  2. Furman University, USA

    Paul L. Thomas

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Wakatsuki, T. (2016). The Haruki Phenomenon and Everyday Cosmopolitanism. In: Strecher, M.C., Thomas, P.L. (eds) Haruki Murakami. Critical Literacy Teaching Series: Challenging Authors and Genres. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-462-6_1

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