Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been best-sellers in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into more than 50 languages and having sold millions of copies outside Japan.

He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Gunzo Prize for New Writers, World Fantasy Award, Tanizaki Prize, Yomiuri Prize for Literature, Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, Noma Literary Prize, Franz Kafka Prize, Kiriyama Prize for Fiction, Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Fiction, Jerusalem Prize, and the Princess of Asturias Awards.

His notable works include the novels Norwegian Wood, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, and 1Q84. 1Q84 was ranked as the best work of Japan's Heisei era by the national newspaper Asahi Shimbun's survey of literary experts.

His writing spans multiple genres including science fiction, fantasy, and crime fiction, and is widely known for its use of magical realist elements.