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Artparkgallery t1_it7gv92 wrote

Reply to comment by JoelBowman in Famous shut-ins: Dickinson, Proust, Faulkner... oh, and Tolstoy's head. by JoelBowman

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

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JoelBowman OP t1_it7i0i8 wrote

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...

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Artparkgallery t1_it7j3uh wrote

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.

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