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Ryu Murakami, cult Japanese author, dies aged 74
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Ryu Murakami, cult Japanese author, dies aged 74

The bestselling writer, known as Japan’s enfant terrible, explored the dark underbelly of Japanese society in more than 40 works of subversive fiction including Audition, later made into a landmark indie horror movieRyu Murakami, the cult Japanese author and film-maker whose subversive, blackly comic novels found millions of readers, has died aged…

Originally reported by The Guardian Culture

The bestselling writer, known as Japan’s enfant terrible, explored the dark underbelly of Japanese society in more than 40 works of subversive fiction including Audition, later made into a landmark indie horror movieRyu Murakami, the cult Japanese author and film-maker whose subversive, blackly comic novels found millions of readers, has died aged…

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