Readings, Rated
Murakami Wins Awards As He Should
Murakami wins the world’s richest short story prize
Richard Lea
Monday September 25, 2006 — Guardian Unlimited
Haruki Murakami has won the second Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award for Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, his third collection of short stories to be published in English.
I heart Murakami. Incidentally, a friend sent me a mini-book version of Murakami’s story “Tony Takitani” put out by the loverly, LA-based Cloverfield Press (their books make great gifts, kids). There’s also a film version of this sad, sweet tale of loneliness, beauty, love, and consumerism. Check it.