Mieko Kawakami

Japanese novelist who conducted a long conversation with Murakami and pressed him on his female characters; Salih recalls Murakami's relaxed, aloof reaction ('Oh, I never thought about this').

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  the forbidden wonderland of murakamiEp 10 · with Salih Yayar

  Listen at 42:44Read it in the transcript

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• Murakami shrugs at Kawakami's questionsSalih Yayar · Ep 10 · 42:44

  In a long conversation, Mieko Kawakami asked Murakami pointed questions about his female characters. Salih recalls his breezy reply ('Oh, I never thought about this... I just write it…