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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ciarn Giles

Bestselling Japanese author Haruki Murakami wins Spanish Asturias prize for literature

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Bestselling Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has won this year’s Princess of Asturias Award for literature, the Spanish foundation that organizes the prizes said Wednesday.

The Princess of Asturias Award jury praised the “uniqueness” of the 72-year-old Kyoto-born writer’s essays, short stories and novels, which have been translated into more than 40 languages and sold millions of copies.

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