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This reads as a meditation on how quickly expectation turns into memory. It can be taken to mean that what feels ahead and distant becomes part of the already lived, often before we notice the change. In a moment of reflection after a major decision, the line lands quietly, with a sense of how time slips from hope into history.
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About Haruki Murakami
Japanese writer
Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer known for his novels, essays, and short stories. His work has reached readers in Japan and far beyond, and he has received many major literary awards. Murakami’s books have been best-sellers, with translations in 50 languages and millions of copies sold outside Japan. His honors include the Gunzo Prize for New Writers, the World Fantasy Award, the Tanizaki Prize, the 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.
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