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Speaking as an Unrealistic Dreamer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Murakami Haruki  and
Emanuel Pastreich
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I last visited Barcelona two years ago in the spring. An amazing number of readers gathered when I held a book signing. Long lines formed and I still could not finish signing all the books even after one and a half hours. The reason it took so long is that so many of the female readers wanted to kiss me. That was time consuming.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 9 , Issue 29 , July 2011 , e8
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1 The phrase “Kaku ni tai suru” (核に対する) here suggests both nuclear power and nuclear weapons. The standard term for “nuclear” employed in the case of nuclear power is “genshi.” Murakami intentionally employs the term “kaku” more commonly associated with nuclear weapons here to suggest a link between the two technologies. Tr.