264 research outputs found
Boundless Venus: the Crossover of the Conscious and Unconscious in the Works of Haruki Murakami
No full textThe objective of this thesis, Boundless Venus, is to examine consciousness in the
works of the contemporary Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. Principally the
discussion concerns itself with the unconscious, its conduits, its benefits upon the
conscious; which lead to the transformation of the self and structure of the literature.
Although the subject has been touched upon before, the conscious and unconscious
have previously been examined as exclusive concepts in Murakami. This research
will be looking at the recent change in the ‘crossover’ between these concepts,
which makes the concepts no longer two mutually exclusive concepts but ‘inclusive
concepts’. This is vital to understanding Murakami’s more recent works and the
nature of his influence on literature.
Boundless Venus explores the entire works of Haruki Murakami, principally his
most recent novel 1Q84 (2011) and his novels Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the
End of the World (1991) and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle (1997). It approaches the
work from a psychoanalytic and critical point of view and focuses on significant
narrative techniques, character development, and themes such as sex, music, and
dreams, used by Murakami to explore the relationship between the conscious and
unconscious and to narrate the crossover between the two
‘More than the Sum of its Parts’: Popular Music, Gender, and Myth in Haruki Murakami’s Fiction
No full textThe work of Haruki Murakami is riven through with references to music. Indeed, music was Murakami’s livelihood before he started writing novels, and the author has written various essays and books about jazz and has published a book-length conversation with classical conductor Seiji Ozawa, and jazz and classical music pervade in Murakami’s fictional works. Popular music, too, provides an important international narrative texture to Murakami’s fiction, yet less critical attention has been paid to this musical indebtedness. The intertexts provided in Murakami’s work by the frequent references to pop songs and bands provide the starting point for a consideration of gender constructions in Murakami; in his work, we discover, musical and gender identities are inextricable and often assume highly affective, mythic roles
Asimilación y posmodernidad: el género negro en la literatura de Haruki Murakami
No full textResumen:
El siguiente texto presenta la intrincada relación que existe entre el género negro y específicamente, el Hard Boiled estadounidense, y la obra del escritor japonés Haruki Murakami. A través de un análisis de varias de sus obras más destacadas, propone que este autor ha asimilado la estructura central de los textos pertenecientes a este género y la ha adaptado en su narrativa, para dar cuenta de la sociedad contemporánea en la que ocurre la acción de las mismas.
Palabras clave: Literatura japonesa, Haruki Murakami, Género negro.
Abstract:
The following text presents the intricate relationship that exists between the noir genre specifically, the Hard Boiled, and the work of the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. Through an analysis of several of his most outstanding works, this investigation proposes that this author has assimilated the central structure of the texts belonging to this genre and has adapted them in his narrative to inform about the contemporary society where the action happens.
Keywords: Japanese literature, Haruki Murakami, Noir genre
Sentence Analysis of Haruki Murakami’s Norwegian Wood
No full textThe study of an author’s unique writing style, specifically the utilization of different sentence patterns and individual diction, is commonly lacking in most craft writing classes or entry level grammar classes, but this study can provide valuable insight into how a particular author’s writing style is made effective and encourages readers to keep reading. The purpose of this study is to analyze world renowned author Haruki Murakami’s style in his novel Norwegian Wood in terms of sentence structure, and examine the deeper structures of his writing by utilizing the ten basic sentence patterns. Within this study, a new method of style analysis is utilized. The Reed-Kellogg system is employed to create a visualized representation of Murakami’s style, allowing for a close examination of the structure of writing within his novel. The results of this study show that Haruki Murakami most often used simple, indicative sentences in the simple past tense and active voice
Kepribadian Tokoh Haruki Shiga Dalam Novel Kimi No Suizou Wo Tabetai Karya Sumino Yoru
No full textAbstrak
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kepribadian sebelum dan setelah mengalami perubahan pada tokoh utama Haruki Shiga dalam novel Kimi No Suizou Wo Tabetai karya Sumino Yoru. Metode penelitian yang digunakan oleh penulis yaitu metode deskriptif analisis pada tokoh dengan pendekatan psikologi sastra. Teori yang digunakan pada penelitian ini yaitu teori tentang penokohan dan plot dengan cara menggunakan metode penokohan yaitu metode langsung (telling) dan metode tidak langsung (showing) untuk mengidentifikasi kepribadian sebelum dan setelah perubahan tokoh utama Haruki Shiga dalam novel Kimi No Suizou Wo Tabetai karya Sumino Yoru. Data yang menjadi objek penelitian berupa kutipan-kutipan penokohan pada Haruki yang menggambarkan kepribadian tokoh Haruki sebelum mengalami perubahan kepribadian dan setelah mengalami perubahan kepribadian. Hasil dari kepribadian tokoh utama Haruki sebelum mengalami perubahan kepribadian yaitu adanya sifat yang tertutup, acuh tak acuh dan pemalu. Sedangkan hasil dari kepribadian tokoh utama Haruki setelah mengalami perubahan yaitu lebih peduli dan lebih membuka diri. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini yaitu dalam meneliti kepribadian sebelum dan setelah perubahan tokoh utama dapat menggunakan metode penokohan supaya mendapatkan hasil secara langsung yang dilihat dari sifat tokoh utama dan plot dalam cerita.
Kata Kunci : Novel, Metode langsung dan tidak langsung
Abstract
This study aims to determine the personality before and after experiencing a change in the main character Haruki Shiga in the novel Kimi No Suizou Wo Tabetai by Sumino Yoru. The research method used by the author is a descriptive method of analysis of figures with a literary psychology approach. The theory used in this research is the theory of characterizations and plots by using the characterization method, namely the direct method (telling) and the indirect method (showing) to identify the personality before and after the change of the main character Haruki Shiga in Kimi\u27s No Suizou Wo Tabetai novel by Sumino Yoru The data are the object of research in the form of characterizations in Haruki characterizations that describe the personality of Haruki\u27s character before experiencing changes in personality and after experiencing changes in personality. The results of the personality of the main character Haruki before experiencing personality changes are the nature of being closed, indifferent and shy . While the results of the personality of the main character Haruki after undergoing change are more caring and more open. The conclusion of this research is in examining the personality before and after the change of the main character can use the characterization method in order to get results directly as seen from the character\u27s main character and plot in the story.
Keywords : Novel, telling method and showing metho
Creating the Concert “Listen to Haruki Murakami”: Challenges and Difficulties from an Insider’s Perspective
No full textThe concert “Listen to Haruki Murakami,” created in 2015, toured in Singapore and Seoul as a Japan Foundation project. Japanese author Murakami Haruki is well-known for his frequent references to music in his works; however, there had been no officially licensed permitted concert before this project, which integrated and interweaved the texts and songs used in his works. In this essay, the author, who was the chief officer in charge of this concert, reflects on the process of creating this concert in chronological order and describes challenges and difficulties she faced from an insider’s point of view. More specifically, this essay covers the questions of (a) how the basic concept was created, (b) how the songs were selected from Murakami’s novels, (c) how Murakami’s texts, including the Japanese originals, English translation, and Korean translation, were selected for the concert, and (d) how the concert script was finalised through collaboration with those involved in this project.The concert "Listen to Haruki Murakami" was created in 2015 and toured in Singapore and Seoul, Korea, as a Japan Foundation project. Japanese author Murakami Haruki is well-known for his frequent references to music in his works; however, there had been no officially permitted concert before this project, which integrated and interweaved the texts and songs used in his works. In this essay, the author, who had been the chief officer in charge of this concert, reflects on the process of creating this concert in chronological order and describes challenges and difficulties she had faced from an insider’s point of view. More specifically, this essay covers the questions of (a) how the basic concept was created to interweave music and texts, (b) how songs were selected from Murakami’s novels, (c) how Murakami’s texts, including the Japanese originals, English translation, and Korean translation, were selected for the concert, and (d) how the concert script was finalized through collaboration with those involved in this project.  
Orwellian Motifs of Haruki Murakami’s Work „1Q84”
No full textŠī darba izstrādes gaitā autors ir veicis pētījumu par angļu literatūras klasiķa Džordža Orvela romāna „1984” ietekmi uz populārā mūsdienu japāņu autora Haruki Murakami sarakstīto romānu „1Q84”. Darbā tiek izmantotas salīdzināšanas un analīzes metodes, ar kuru palīdzību tiek tuvāk pētīti galvenie motīvi, kas parādās abos literārajos darbos. Mūsdienās sabiedrība pievērš arvien lielāku uzmanību tādām tēmām kā propaganda un dažādas valsts vadīšanas sistēmas, tāpēc šie abu autoru romāni ir kļuvuši ļoti aktuāli un tajos ir negaidītas analoģijas ar mūsdienu pasaulē notiekošo. Darbā tiek tuvāk izklāstīta arī abu autoru biogrāfija un literārā darbība. Pēc tam tiek veikta tekstu analīze un salīdzinājumi starp trīs galvenajiem darbos vērojamajiem motīviem – noteiktas sabiedrības daļas pārvaldīšana, notikumu un vēstures faktu pārrakstīšanas tematika un iemesli, kāpēc romānu galvenie varoņi pretojas pastāvošajai iekārtai. Darba gaitā iegūtie secinājumi norāda uz to, ka, lai gan Haruki Murakami ir guvis iedvesmu no Džordža Orvela romāna, tomēr aizgūtos motīvus japāņu autors ir pielāgojis un pārveidojis savā individuālajā un unikālajā rakstniecības stilā un sižeta pavērsienos.The theme for this research concerns the influence of George Orwell's classic and highly acclaimed novel 1989 on the novel of the popular Japanese author Haruki Murakami 1Q84. With the help of comparative and analytical research methods a more detailed research was done regarding main motifs that can be observed up in both of these literary works. This research was done because currently there has been an increasing interest about problems related to propaganda and different governing systems. This work also includes a closer look at the biographies and literary activities of both authors. In the second part of this paper, the text analysis and comparison is provided between the three main motifs that can be observed in both literary works – governing over a certain part of the society, the falsification of historic events and facts, and the reasons why the main heroes resist against the existing government system. The conclusions made during the writing of this paper show that even though Haruki Murakami was inspired by George Orwell’s novel 1984, the Japanese author has changed the borrowed motifs and had adapted them to fit his own individual and unique writing style and plot twists
Asimilación y posmodernidad: el género negro en la literatura de Haruki Murakami
No full textResumen:
El siguiente texto presenta la intrincada relación que existe entre el género negro y específicamente, el Hard Boiled estadounidense, y la obra del escritor japonés Haruki Murakami. A través de un análisis de varias de sus obras más destacadas, propone que este autor ha asimilado la estructura central de los textos pertenecientes a este género y la ha adaptado en su narrativa, para dar cuenta de la sociedad contemporánea en la que ocurre la acción de las mismas.
Palabras clave: Literatura japonesa, Haruki Murakami, Género negro.
Abstract:
The following text presents the intricate relationship that exists between the noir genre specifically, the Hard Boiled, and the work of the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. Through an analysis of several of his most outstanding works, this investigation proposes that this author has assimilated the central structure of the texts belonging to this genre and has adapted them in his narrative to inform about the contemporary society where the action happens.
Keywords: Japanese literature, Haruki Murakami, Noir genre
The literature nature of novel "ノルウェイの森" of Haruki Murakami
No full textapplication/pdfThis paper, through a direct analysis of the work itself, a novel “ノルウェイの森” by Haruki Murakami. It is to consider its literature nature.
There is a possibility to check the recognition characteristic of the author, for examplie, that life and death, sex, live from there
Após o anoitecer e Kafka à beira-mar, de Haruki Murakami: relações com o mítico e o maravilhoso
No full textO presente artigo propõe-se a uma análise de duas obras de Haruki Murakami, Após o Anoitecer e Kafka à Beira-Mar, sob o prisma dos mitos, contos maravilhosos e dos mukashi banashi, considerando-se as referências constantes do autor a elementos fantásticos e maravilhosos em suas obras.This article intends to analyze two works of Haruki Murakami, After Dark and Kafka on the Shore, by the viewpoint of myths, fairy tales and mukashi banashi, considering the references constantly made by the author to the fantastic and marvelous elements in his work
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