About the Author Born in Nagasaki in 1952, Murakami's given name is Murakami Ryunosuke. He became both a novelist and film maker, and received the Yomiuri Literary Award in 1998 for In the Miso Soup. His film "Tokyo Decadence" was premiered at Toronto Film festival in 1992. Works Available in English Title Translator Publisher Year Almost Transparent Blue Nancy Andrew Kodansha 1990 69: Sixty-Nine Ralph F. McCarthy Kodansha 1993 Coin Locker Babies Stephen Snyder Kodansha 1995 Ryu Murakami books currently available Links Steve Erickson Meets Ryu Murakami Interview. Murakami Ryu : An Annotated Bibliography "Bonjour tout le monde" in Liberation Murakami's article on World Cup.