Banana Yoshimoto vs. Haruki Murakami

Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers

Banana Yoshimoto

Banana Yoshimoto

1964 – present

Literature
Japan

Banana Yoshimoto is the pen name of Japanese writer Mahoko Yoshimoto . From 2002 to 2015, she wrote her name in hiragana.

#love
#life
#Human Nature
#suffering

"Love is the kind of thing that's already happening by the time you notice it, that's how it works, and no matter how old you get, that doesn't change. Except th…"

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Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami

1949 – present

Literature
Japan
Surrealism

Haruki Murakami is a Japanese novelist, short story writer, and translator known for blending surrealism, magical realism, and contemporary themes in works such as Norwegian Wood, Kafka on the Shore, and 1Q84.

#love
#life
#knowledge
#justice
#time

"I think you still love me, but we can’t escape the fact that I’m not enough for you. I knew this was going to happen. So I’m not blaming you for falling in love…"

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Connections

Haruki Murakami was influenced by Banana Yoshimoto
Overlapped from 1964

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