Listen to 4+ Hours of Jazz & Classical Music from Haruki Murakami’s Novels

Before he became a nov­el­ist, Haru­ki Muraka­mi ran a jazz bar in Tokyo, and music has filled his nov­els ever since. For your lis­ten­ing plea­sure, NTS Radio has cre­at­ed two playlists of the jazz and clas­si­cal music ref­er­enced in his fic­tion. Togeth­er, they run near­ly five hours and fea­ture every­one from John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and Thelo­nious Monk to Schu­bert, Liszt, and Mozart. Our sug­ges­tion: Pick up a Muraka­mi nov­el, press play, and let the music become the sound­track to your read­ing. Enjoy!

via Kot­tke

Relat­ed Con­tent 

Haru­ki Murakami’s Dai­ly Rou­tine: Up at 4:00 a.m., 5–6 Hours of Writ­ing, Then a 10K Run

Haru­ki Muraka­mi Trans­lates The Great Gats­by, the Nov­el That Influ­enced Him Most

Read 12 Sto­ries By Haru­ki Muraka­mi Free Online

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