Murakami: The City and Its Uncertain Walls

[@julianphilosophy]

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[@vargar1251]

Hi! I just wanted to thank you for these reflections. I've had Murakami on my "to read" list for quite some time now, but like those lists tend to do it has expanded so far beyond my initial motivation to read his books. This video made me get out of my room and hunt down The City and its Uncertain Walls in a library I have never visited before. Not only was I able to secure one of the two copies awailable to loan, this was a surprisingly nice trip to a part of my town I had forgotten. With your reflections I am eager to dive into this book. Thank you!

[@julianphilosophy]

Very happy to hear this. Especially the fact that you got it from the library!

[@lakshmikrishnan7243]

What a lovely review! I accidentally chanxed upon your video just as i am half way through the book. I purchased the book despite all the negative reviews because i enjoy reading Murakami for the very same reasons that you have mentioned in the vidto. Thank you do much for your thoughts and observations on this book. ❤

[@julianphilosophy]

It’s my pleasure. Thank you for leaving such a friendly comment. Personally I found it to be one of his most interesting books in a while. Hope you enjoy it and that I didn’t give too much away.

[@blairwich1935]

Love Murakami.

[@theonlygoodlookinghabsburg2081]

Hi Julian. First of all, thank you very much for everything that you do. I have a simple question about a story I'm looking for that you used in one of your past videos. I don't recall the exact theme of the video, but it was a short one. The story that you used to explain your idea was a Russian one set in the 19th century Petersburg. It featured a male protagonist who suffers from some sort of physical deficiency and yet, sees himself as being luckier than most people, the thing which is owed to his appreciation of the details of his daily life and his ability to truly enjoy them. For instance, he has a strong appreciation for the arts and the opera. However, at one opera night, he sees a young woman whome he (for the first time in his life) "falls" in love with. His approach to her, however, ends up with him being pushed away like an insect by her own hand. Eventually he dies (drawning in the Neva if I recall correctly), and the narrator closes the story with a zoom-out description of the scene surrounding his death, tapping it with the singing of birds and the sound of nature, all of which makes his own little existence more subjective and accidental. I deeply regret not writing down the name of the story and the Russian author behind it. But right now, I will really appreciate any suggestion as to which story it might be. I think I am in a dire need of that story at the current stage of my life. Sadly, I think the video in question is deleted and is no longer on the channel. Thank you very much in advance.

[@julianphilosophy]

Thomas mann’s “Little Herr Friedemann”

[@theonlygoodlookinghabsburg2081]

@@julianphilosophy I cannot believe I got the nationality of both the author and the setting wrong by thousands of miles away. This is slightly embarassing. But I don't blame myself for having the memory of a goldfish, I do however regret not taking notes.

[@mariainesbayona6803]

Murakamii❤❤❤

[@Skibidibobobeebop]

What is the new ebook about?

[@julianphilosophy]

Titled “the objective illusion” it’s about Kant, freedom/will, and ideology

[@Life_Of_Mine_]

I wonder how much of an influence does "Attack on Titan" had on the title of this book...

[@Liliquan]

Obviously none.

[@Liliquan]

Gross

[@canti7951]

what