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The body is not the only target of rape. Violence does not always take a visible form, and not all wounds gush blood.

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Haruki Murakami
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: January 12
Athletics Competitor
Essayist
Linguist
Novelist
Prosaist
Science Fiction Writer
Translator
University Teacher
Writer
Kyōto
Murakami Haruki
Violence
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Body
Rape
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