Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!news.moat.net!news2.euro.net!fi.sn.net!newsfeed2.fi.sn.net!news.song.fi!not-for-mail From: "yaschan" Newsgroups: japan.ad.misc Subject: Ryu Murakami: In the Miso Soup Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 14:58:06 +0200 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Lines: 18 Message-ID: <439c223f$0$18024$f4da826c@news.24online.fi> Organization: 24online Internet NNTP-Posting-Host: net2-5.24online.fi X-Trace: 1134305855 news.24online.fi 18024 84.239.128.5:2699 X-Complaints-To: abuse@24online.fi Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org japan.ad.misc:466 Read full review at: http://hanami.ath.cx/in_the_miso_soup.html Ryu Murakami, not relative to Haruki Murakami, is famous of his earlier novels "Almost Transparent Blue" and "Coin Locker Babies". Ryu Murakami's books sold millions of copies while he was still student. He hosted a TV talk show, and played drums in rock group. He is one of the new genious writers of Japan who dig deeper to the underground, where people don't want to see.. His books describe the world realistically, although often he is critisized being too extreme or populistic. Indeed, I must agree - his novels ain't exactly fun to read. But once you open the book - you can't stop until you reach the last page... -- Hanami Web - Special Knowledge about Japan http://hanami.ath.cx