What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
A Memoir
by Haruki Murakami
Recommended by Anya Taylor-Joy and Brian Koppelman
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Marathon, Running, and Most Recommended Books.
Alternate cover edition here.What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is a memoir by Haruki Murakami in which he writes about his interest and participation in longdistance running. Murakami started running in the early 1980s and since then has competed in over twenty marathons and an ultramarathon.The book's title was inspired by Raymond Carve...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Marathon, Running, and Most Recommended Books.
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