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Concentration is one of the happiest things in my life.
Haruki Murakami
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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
Athletics Competitor
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Linguist
Novelist
Prosaist
Science Fiction Writer
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University Teacher
Writer
Kyōto
Murakami Haruki
Happiest
Concentration
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Life
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