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By Tobias Carroll Plenty of acclaimed writers have close ties to the world of music. Even in this realm, though, Haruki Murakami has engaged deeply with music across the bulk of his body of work. That his bibliography includes a novel titled Norwegian Wood is one sign of his deep of music, as is the fact that he once owned a jazz club. Murakami has also incorporated real-life bars and clubs where he’s gone to see music into his books. His fondness for music doesn’t end there, however. In 2018, Murakami announced that he would donate his massive collection of vinyl to Tokyo’s Waseda University….