SCHEHEREZADE

HARUKI MURAKAMI
• He was born on12 January 1949 (age

72 years), Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

• Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer.

• His books and stories have been bestsellers in Japan

as well as internationally, with his work being

translated into 50 languages and selling millions of

copies outside his native country.

CHARACTERS

Scheherazade
⮚ A woman who visits Habara twice a week and in the role as his
“support liaison”
Habara
⮚ A man who is confined to a house, as if he were under arrest

Setting
⮚ Habara’s House
PLOT OF THE
STORY…..
CONFLICT

⮚ Man vs. Himself

Theme
⮚ Gender role in the society