Dave Eggers vs. Haruki Murakami
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Dave Eggers
1970 – present
Dave Eggers is an American writer, editor, and publisher. His 2000 memoir, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, became a bestseller and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Eggers is also the founder of several literary and philanthropic ventures, including the literary journal Timothy McSweeney's Quarterly Concern, the literacy project 826 Valencia, and the human rights non-profit organisation Voice of Witness.
"I will not wait to love as best as I can. We thought we were young and that there would be time to love well sometime in the future. This is a terrible way to t…"
Haruki Murakami
1949 – present
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.
"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…"
Connections
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