Comments on: Coin Locker Babies by Ryu Murakami http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/coin-locker-babies-by-ryu-murakami/ Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:26:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Used Books Blog http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/coin-locker-babies-by-ryu-murakami/#comment-2057 Used Books Blog Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:20:22 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/coin-locker-babies-by-ryu-murakami/#comment-2057 <p>Thanks for commenting Anirvan. And I'm glad I'm not the only one to pick up Ryu while browing for Haruki. As usually happens I get something stuck in my head, I can't shake it or leave it alone. So I <strong>had</strong> to look up whether Murakami was akin to Smith. </p> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_popular_family_names#Japan" rel="nofollow">Murakami is the 35th most frequent surname in Japan</a>, while <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_popular_family_names#United_States" rel="nofollow">Smith is the most frequent last name in the United States</a>. So, not quite the same but more like picking up a <a href="http://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/King%2C%20Ross" rel="nofollow">Ross King novel</a> while browsing Stephen King.</p> Thanks for commenting Anirvan. And I’m glad I’m not the only one to pick up Ryu while browing for Haruki. As usually happens I get something stuck in my head, I can’t shake it or leave it alone. So I had to look up whether Murakami was akin to Smith.

Murakami is the 35th most frequent surname in Japan, while Smith is the most frequent last name in the United States. So, not quite the same but more like picking up a Ross King novel while browsing Stephen King.

]]> By: Anirvan http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/coin-locker-babies-by-ryu-murakami/#comment-2055 Anirvan Wed, 02 Jan 2008 23:40:32 +0000 http://usedbooksblog.com/blog/coin-locker-babies-by-ryu-murakami/#comment-2055 You're not the only one -- I've picked up a Ryu Murakami book while browsing for something by Haruki Murakami as well. You’re not the only one — I’ve picked up a Ryu Murakami book while browsing for something by Haruki Murakami as well.

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