Murakami Haruki as an Ambivalently Japanese Writer

DOI: 10.5176/2251-3566_L316.44

Authors: Masaki Mori

Abstract: Murakami Haruki derives his reputation as a Japanese novelist of an international dimension from the inherent ambivalence toward his own cultural identity that involves his liking of Western culture, reservations about the Japanese literary language, an awareness of the world’s changing situation, and a sense of responsibility to his native culture and his readers

Keywords: Murakami Haruki, ambivalence, cultural identity