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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

A Memoir

Haruki Murakami

In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a slew of critically ...

Publisher:
Vintage
Year of publication:
2009
ISBN:
978-0-09-953253-8
Pages:
179
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In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a slew of critically

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