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Did Jack Kerouac Influence Haruki Murakami?

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

3 years ago

Kerouac in Kobe

In the last Friday Round-up at the Allen Ginsberg Estate, I was alerted to a very interesting video by Dave…

3 years ago

Haruki Murakami and the Beat Generation

The Japanese author Haruki Murakami has become internationally renowned over the past few decades for his quirky novels that utilise…

4 years ago

Gary Snyder: Heart-Beat – A Diptych

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

9 years ago

The Second Wave of American Interest in Japanese Culture: Alan Watts, Jack Kerouac, and Gary Snyder

by Charlie Canning Photos by John La Farge and David S. Wills   Since the Treaty of Kanagawa in 1853,…

12 years ago

The Beat Generation and Travel

More so than any other literary movement, the Beats have influenced the world of travel and have helped shape our…

16 years ago

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