6/7/2023 0 Comments Hard boiled egg murakami![]() ![]() ![]() In contrast to his earlier social detachment (Murakami, Murakami Haruki, Kawai Hayao ni ai ni iku, 1996), the Jerusalem speech now unveiled Murakami’s cosmopolitan qualities. ![]() Despite such criticism Murakami’s speech in Jerusalem expresses the author’s political position, both as a writer and an individual, probably for the first time in his career. And in fact, he was publicly criticized by anti-Israeli organizations, who protested that his acceptance of the Jerusalem Prize would be understood as the author’s support for Israel. While there was much controversy over Murakami’s acceptance of the award, the writer decided to visit Jerusalem despite being advised by many to stay away from such international political conflict. Entitled “Of Walls and Eggs,” the speech was delivered by Murakami in the city of Jerusalem amid a political conflict in the Middle East that led to violent confrontation in the West Bank. His acceptance speech, which became widely known as the “Jerusalem speech” was significant both in terms of the occasion and content that marked a special moment manifesting Murakami’s cosmopolitan individuality. In February of 2009 Haruki Murakami was awarded the Jerusalem Prize for the Freedom of the Individual in Society. ![]()
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