On Murakami
Habang nagpo-progress ako sa aking Japanese Literature class, I cannot help but think na hindi as “postmodern” si Murakami Haruki as what most of his foreign readers think about him. Ayokong magpost sana sa Peyups where there’s a thread for him and actually explain why do I think this way because I am afraid that I might take all the magic and excitement out of the people who actually read his works.
Hindi sa ayaw ko kay Murakami ha. In fact, I actually owe it to him and to his works kaya ako na-immerse sa Japanese Literature (well of course, it’s really because of my minor degree, that’s why I consume this crazy amount of translated Japanese short stories and novels). But really, the more na I learn more about earlier Japanese writers such as Mori Ogai, Natsume Soseki, Tanizaki Jun’ichiro, et al., I really cannot help but think that he is still traditional when it comes to his writing. I guess kaya lang siya nagmumukhang modern is because of his weird plots, but looking at his works in general, I think may pattern pa rin siyang sinusundan.
More on this later when I write my paper. 
Angela Solis grew up in the Philippines before moving in to Canada in 2003. She became a Canadian in 2006. Angela is 22 years old and an alumna of University of Manitoba with a degree in Psychology. She has been blogging since 2002. She maintains a 