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AMERICA
 Haruki Murakami

H e l l o
!I
am …
Haruki Murakami • Born: January 12,
1949 (age 75 years)
• Japanese writer
• Novelist, short story
writer, essayist and
translator
Norwegian Wood
(1987) • Norwegian Wood turned
Murakami into a literary
superstar in Japan, and is his
bestselling title throughout
the world.
• If you find the thought of
Murakami’s more massive
tones intimidating, this is a
great place to start.
olorless Tsukuru Tazaki
• Reality and Subjective

Experience

• Fr e e Wi l l

• Desire and Irrationality

• T h e P e r s o n a l I m p a c t o f Wa r

• Social Alienation
 Zadie Smith

H e l l o
!I
am …
Zadie Smith • Born: October 25,
1975 (age 48 years)
• British writer
• Novelist and
professor
White Teeth • Zadie’s blockbuster debut,
White Teeth, is the novel that
launched her into literary
acclaim.
• Set amidst the backdrop of
London – a city diverse in its
racial, cultural, economic, and
social makeup – White Teeth
follows the friendship of two
unlikely World War II veterans,
Archie Jones and Samad Iqbal.
On Beauty NW
• Class
• Culture
• Urban
• Living
• Identity
• The Nature of Beauty
• Politics in Academia
• Race and Identity
• The Value of Family
 John Updike

H e l l o
!I
am …
John Updike • Born: March 18, 1932

• Died: January 27, 2009 (aged 76)

• American writer

• Novelist, short story writer, poet,

literary critic and artist

Rabbit, Run • Rabbit, Run is a 1960 novel
by John Updike.
• Rabbit, Run featured Harry
“Rabbit” Angstrom, a former
high school basketball star
and middle-class paragon
who would become Updike’s
most enduring and critically
acclaimed character.
Rabbit, Redux Rabbit is Rich
• Life, always waiting to be death

• Freedom
Thank you