Haruki Murakami and World Literature (ILVS-0118)

Spring 2027 · ILVS 0118 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Comparative study of Haruki Murakami’s literature in the context of World Literature. How some Western writers’ works have shaped Murakami’s work. How literature travels the globe, breaking national boundaries. The writers to be examined may include, besides Murakami, Kurt Vonnegut, Raymond Chandler, Raymond Carver, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Franz Kafka, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Dostoevsky. Freud, Girard, Karatani, Nietzsche, Damrosch, and others, provide theoretical insights. Taught in English. No prerequisites.

Course codes: ILVS-0118, ILVS 0118, ILVS0118, ILVS-118, ILVS 118, ILVS118, JPN-0118, JPN 0118, JPN0118, JPN-118, JPN 118, JPN118

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