why does his work translate so well and resonate for westerners?

>>8657081
I think from the get-go even in Japanese his work has been called American minimalism rendered in Japanese form. consider that a few of his fave writers include Raymond carver and fitzgerald.

I know rubin (one of his regular translators) has studied extensively in Japanese literature and probably does a good job with nuances considering the language barrier. also consider that murakami has done quite a few translations of American literature into Japanese.

there are probably lots of reasons.

thematically, I think he resonates well with economically developed nations because of the rampant use of technology and a lot of his book deal with feelings of isolation amid modernism.

also I think his themes of learning to live with unresolved issues is popular because life doesn't always have closure to our little stories and I think people anywhere will find a degree of affinity with this.

>>8657081
I've hated his work and I'm a westerner.

Murakami, this guy just can't write a novel without his protagonist's walk at some point turning into a brisker stride or something like a full-on run. It's like, enough already.

And when the protagonist gets hungry, you can bet your bottom dollar that he's going to cook. It's like, really? Again?

This thread, in my country it is nothing

>>8657081
This meme in my board, It is everything.

>>8657148
>thematically, I think he resonates well with economically developed nations because of the rampant use of technology and a lot of his book deal with feelings of isolation amid modernism.

Japan has these qualities to an even greater degree than America.

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>>8657081
are Grant Snider and Tom Gauld the same person?

>>8657081
Isn't all this shit super common anyway?

>>8657081
I've never read his novels but I'm just looking at this image and thinking "Wtf I hate Murakami now"