![]() ![]() To write a novel I have to drive myself hard physically and use a lot of time and effort.” (p. “I have to pound the rock with a chisel and dig out a deep hole before I can locate the source of creativity. ![]() He believes great stamina and endurance is needed to complete a good novel, then start again with another. 17) - and how it has helped him write novels. Perhaps best known for his magical realist fiction, Murakami dives deep into why he runs - at one point saying “I run in order to acquire a void” (p. It would be almost impossible, I believe, for a novelist to write a memoir - even one centered around the need to complete triathlons and ultra-marathons - and not talk about their writing life. If On Writing was a collection of anecdotes centered around a writer’s life and craft, Haruki Murakami’s What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is a travel journal told in the structure of The Hero’s Journey. ![]()
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