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September 21, 2018

Erika Harlitz-Kern

Book Riot, Haruki Murakami, The New Academy, The New Academy Prize in Literature, The Nobel Prize in Literature

Murakami Withdraws from the Alternative Nobel Prize in Literature

On September 17, 2018, I published the following post on Book Riot.

Murakami Withdraws from the Alternative Nobel Prize in Literature.

Haruki-Murakami Japanese author Haruki Murakami has asked to withdraw his nomination as one of the four finalists for The New Academy Prize in Literature, also known as the alternative Nobel Prize in Literature.

According to The New Academy’s press release, Murakami is…

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In the words of my friend, the Australian, I shall return.

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Erika Harlitz-Kern

Erika Harlitz-Kern is a freelance writer, historian, and instructor at Florida International University. She has been published by The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, and The Week, among others, and has appeared on The Story of God with Morgan Freeman. She his currently working on a book about the Devil’s Bible.

Murakami Withdraws from the Alternative Nobel Prize in Literature

Murakami Withdraws from the Alternative Nobel Prize in Literature.

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