What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (2009) is a memoir about the intersection of two solitary passions: running and writing. In this personal work, author Haruki Murakami gives an intimate look into how these two practices inform his inner world. 

• Fans of Murakami’s surreal prose style
• Writers who run, or runners who write
• Late bloomers looking for inspiration

Haruki Murakami is a Japanese author best known for his quirky and cerebral fiction including best-selling novels like Norwegian Wood, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, and Kafka on the Shore. In addition, he has published more than 40 works of nonfiction including Underground and Portraits in Jazz.