Artparkgallery t1_it78il9 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 1:15 PM

Interesting thread! Im not that knowledgeable about reclusive writers myself though

JoelBowman OP t1_it7gpbi wrote on October 21, 2022 at 2:16 PM

Thanks! I just started thinking about them this week, wondering if perhaps some have a lonesome predisposition, given the solitary nature of their craft. Philip Roth was another private guy... so too Hemingway, later in life, and Hunter S. Thompson.

Cormac McCarthy is another (in)famously shy fella... though I think he really just prefers to write, rather than talking about it.

Artparkgallery t1_it7gv92 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 2:17 PM

Im definitely not sure about it, but I would bet my money on Murakami being a loner

JoelBowman OP t1_it7i0i8 wrote on October 21, 2022 at 2:25 PM

Interesting theory. Makes me think of that fascinating Japanese socio-cultural phenomenon, "hikikomori," characterized as a "severe form of social withdrawal," particularly prevalent among adolescents and young adults.

I'm uneducated on all things Murakami though...

Artparkgallery t1_it7j3uh wrote on October 21, 2022 at 2:32 PM

Basically simply because pretty much all of his characters are loners, not quite like hikikomoris though, so I would not be surprised if hes similar.