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ⓘ About Haruki Murakami
Hear the Wind Sing was adapted by Kazuki Omori in 1981 for a Theatre Art Guild. Another classic, Attack on the Berry was released in 1982, directed by Naoto Yamakawa. In 1983, A Girl, She Is 100 Percent, was additionally directed by Naoto Yamakawa. There have been plenty of film adaptions and theatrical efforts based off of Murakamis’ unique and transcendental works. His Western influences have given him the reputation of being extraordinarily experimental. Carlos Cuaron directed The Second Bakery Attack, starring Kirsten Dunst in 2010. Granz Genman channeled elements based on the same short story for his 1998 movie, Der Eisbaer. Tony Takitanti, a short story, was adapted by Japanese film director, Jun Ichikawa.
All Book Series by Haruki Murakami
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1985
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Book 9 of 10 · published 2014
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2024
On Seeing the 100% Perfect Girl on One Beautiful April Morning
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 1981
First Person Singular: Stories
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2020 Co-authored · Philip Gabriel
Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 1: Super-Frog Saves Tokyo, The Seventh Man, Birthday Girl, Where I'm Likely to Find It
Series opener · book 1 of 3 · published 2023
Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 2: The Second Bakery Attack, Samsa in Love, Thailand
Book 2 of 3 · published 2024
Haruki Murakami Manga Stories 3: Scheherezade, Sleep
Latest in the series · book 3 of 3 · published 2025
Underground: The Tokyo Gas Attack and the Japanese Psyche
Series opener · book 1 of 10 · published 2000
Novelist as a Vocation
Book 5 of 10 · published 2015 Co-authored · Philip Gabriel,Ted Goossen
Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2020 Co-authored · Philip Gabriel
Monkey Brain Sushi: New Tastes in Japanese Fiction
Series opener · book 1 of 21 · published 1991
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection
Book 2 of 21 · published 1991
The Campfire Collection: Spine-tingling Tales to Tell in the Dark
Book 4 of 21 · published 2000
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection
Book 7 of 21 · published 2003
Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone
Book 10 of 21 · published 2007
The Penguin Book of the International Short Story
Latest in the series · book 21 of 21 · published 2026
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Haruki Murakami?
Hear the Wind Sing was adapted by Kazuki Omori in 1981 for a Theatre Art Guild. Another classic, Attack on the Berry was released in 1982, directed by Naoto Yamakawa. In 1983, A Girl, She Is 100 Percent, was additionally directed by Naoto Yamakawa.
Which Haruki Murakami series should I start with?
The best place to start is The Rat series, the earliest of Haruki Murakami's multi-book series: it opens with Hear the Wind Sing (1979) and runs to 4 books across 1979–1988, ending with Dance, Dance, Dance (1988).
How many books has Haruki Murakami written?
Haruki Murakami has 82 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1979 and 2026. 22 of them belong to 3 named series — the largest being The Rat series with 4 books — and 60 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Haruki Murakami's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Haruki Murakami's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are The Rat (1979–1988, 4 books) and Kishidancho Goroshi (2017, 1 book).
How are Haruki Murakami's books organised into series?
This guide splits Haruki Murakami's 82 books into 3 named series and 60 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: The Rat (4 books, 1979–1988); Kishidancho Goroshi (1 book, 2017); Selected Shorts (17 books, 1993–2012).