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Did Jack Kerouac Influence Haruki Murakami?

Posted by David S. Wills | Nov 19, 2022 | Discussions

Earlier this year, I wrote about references to the Beats in the work of Japanese novelist Haruki...

Posted by David S. Wills | Nov 7, 2022 | Beat News

In the last Friday Round-up at the Allen Ginsberg Estate, I was alerted to a very interesting...

Posted by David S. Wills | Jan 8, 2022 | Essays

The Japanese author Haruki Murakami has become internationally renowned over the past few decades...

Posted by Scott Hartman | Jun 4, 2017 | Essays

“From a certain point onward there is no turning back. This is the point that must be reached.”...

by Charlie Canning Photos by John La Farge and David S. Wills Since the Treaty of Kanagawa...