Haruki Murakami

(born January 12, 1949)

is a contemporary Japanese writer. Murakami is translated into 50 languages and his best-selling books have been published in millions of copies. His most notable works include A Wild Sheep Chase (1982), Norwegian Wood (1987), The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1994-1995), Kafka on the Shore (2002), and 1Q84 (2009–2010)