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Bob Dylan Chosen as Favorite for Nobel Prize for Literature

An unexpected stream of last-minute votes has greatly increased Bob Dylan's chances of winning the Nobel Prize for Literature. According to a report by NME, the sudden increase in bets on Dylan has shrunk the odds of the folk singer-songwriter winning to 10/1, down from 100/1 previously.  read more

Radiohead Guitarist Jonny Greenwood's Norwegian Wood Score Due in March

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood’s score to Norwegian Wood will see release on March 7. The film, an adaptation of Japanese author Haruki Murakami’s 1987 novel of the same name, will be in Japanese theaters March 11....  read more

The Booky Man: Murakami Fiction is the Weirdest

Way weird. So weird you have to hold the arm of the chair when you read. Or feel for a seatbelt. Or just pinch yourself....  read more

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood to Score Adaptation of Haruki Murakami Novel

Jonny Greenwood started his career as a film score writer with his composition for 2003’s Bodysong. A few years later, he solidified his reputation as an excellent composer with the soundtrack for Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood, which many thought was an obvious choice for an Oscar nomination. Unfortunately, the work was disqualified from the Best Original Score category because it was based on an earlier piece, “Popcorn Superhet Receiver.”...  read more

Haruki Murakami

"What do you jot down about jogging?” late comedian Bill Hicks sneered...  read more

Murakami's Norweigan Wood to see screen adaptation

Japanese author Haruki Murakami crafts his books in playful, winding prose less conducive to cinematic adaptation than, say, your average dialogue-driven whodunnit. ...  read more

Haruki Murakami - Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman

The Big Dream meets The Big Sleep: Popular Japanese writer brings Chandler pitch and precision to new work  read more