AbsolutelyonMusic

A deeply personal, intimate conversation about music and writing takes place between internationally acclaimed best-selling author, Haruki Murakami, and his close friend - the former conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa.

Haruki Murakami is deeply passionate about music, having run a jazz club in Tokyo before turning to writing. The aesthetic and emotional power of music pervades every one of his much-loved books, from The Beatles’ “Norwegian Wood” to Franz Liszt’s “Years of Pilgrimage.”

In "Absolutely on Music," Murakami fulfills a personal dream of sitting down with Ozawa to talk, over a period of two years, about their shared interest. Transcribed from lengthy conversations about the nature of music and writing, they cover everything from Brahms to Beethoven, from Leonard Bernstein to Glenn Gould, from record collecting to pop-up orchestras, and much more.

Ultimately, this book gives readers an unprecedented glimpse into the minds of these two maestros. It is essential reading for book and music lovers everywhere.

作者简介

HARUKIMURAKAMIwasborninKyotoin1949andnowlivesnearTokyo.Hisworkhasbeentranslatedintomorethanfiftylanguages,andthemostrecentofhismanyinternationalhonorsistheJerusalemPrize,whosepreviousrecipientsincludeJ.M.Coetzee,MilanKundera,andV.S.Naipaul.