Haruki Murakami has published 31 novels, 1 novella, 9 short story collections, 2 non-fiction books and 5 other books, beginning with Hear the Wind Sing (1979). The series is 1Q84 (3 books, starting with 1Q84 Book 2). The best-known is Norwegian Wood (1987). The latest is Wind/ Pinball (2025).
Updated September 2026
1Q84 books in order (3)Series page
Reading order: 2 1Q84 Book 2 (2009) · 3 1Q84 Book 3 (2010) · 1Q84 Book 1 (2009)
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1Q84 Book 2 (May 2009)
- 3.
1Q84 Book 3 (Apr 2010)
1Q84 Book 1 (May 2009)
Where to start with Haruki Murakami
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Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami's most-read book, rated by 123 Open Library readers.
Highest rated
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Rated 4.2 out of 5 by 61 readers.
Shortest way in
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
One of the most-read, at about 192 pages.
Standalone novels in order
Hear the Wind Sing (Jul 1979)
Pinball, 1973 (Jun 1980)
A Wild Sheep Chase (Oct 1982)
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World (Jun 1985)
Norwegian Wood (Sep 1987)
Dance Dance Dance (Oct 1988)
South of the Border, West of the Sun (Oct 1992)
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1994)
レキシントンの幽霊 (Nov 1996)
Sputnik Sweetheart (Apr 1999)
Kafka on the Shore (Sep 2002)
Vintage Murakami (2004)
After Dark (Sep 2004)
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Oct 2007)
Uten Enten (Feb 2008)
1Q84 (May 2009)
Schlaf (Nov 2010)
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage (Apr 2013)
Tokio Blues. Norwegian Wood (2015)
Imkansizin Sarkisi (2016)
Sputnik Sevgilim (2016)
Killing Commendatore (Feb 2017)
Novelist As a Vocation (2018)
Birthday Girl (2019)
Abandoning a Cat (Jun 2019)
The City and Its Uncertain Walls (Apr 2023)
End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland (2024)
Wind/ Pinball (2025)
Novellas in order
The Strange Library (Feb 2005)
Short story collections in order
The Second Bakery Attack (Apr 1986)
The Elephant Vanishes (1993)
After the Quake (Feb 2000)
Birthday Stories (2002)
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (2006)
Blind Window, Sleeping Woman (2006)
Men Without Women (Apr 2014)
The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories (2018)
First Person Singular (Jul 2020)
Non-fiction in order
Underground (Jun 2000)
Murakami T (2021)
Other books in order
La Ballade De L'impossible - Norway Woods, Tome 1 (2004)
BAILA, BAILA, Baila (2013)
La Biblioteca Secreta - 1. Edición (2014)
Tuhaf Kütüphane (2016)
Desire (2017)
Film and TV adaptations
- Norwegian Wood (2010)Film · from Norwegian Wood
About Haruki Murakami
Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been best-sellers in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into 50 languages and having sold millions of copies outside Japan. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Gunzo Prize for New Writers, the World Fantasy Award, the Tanizaki Prize, Yomiuri Prize for Literature, the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, the Noma Literary Prize, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Kiriyama Prize for Fiction, the Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Fiction, the Jerusalem Prize, and the Princess of Asturias Awards.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Haruki Murakami FAQ
- How many books has Haruki Murakami written?
- Haruki Murakami has published 31 novels, 1 novella, 9 short story collections, 2 non-fiction books and 5 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Haruki Murakami's books in?
- Read each series in its own order: start 1Q84 with 1Q84 Book 2. The other books stand alone and can be read in any order.
- What is Haruki Murakami's latest book?
- Wind/ Pinball (2025).
- What is Haruki Murakami's most famous book?
- Norwegian Wood (1987) is Haruki Murakami's most widely read book.
- Are Haruki Murakami's books connected?
- 3 books belong to 1 series (1Q84); the other 45 books stand alone.
- Which Haruki Murakami books have been adapted?
- 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including Norwegian Wood (film, 2010).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.