23.10.2026 12:12
Japanese author Ryu Murakami, known for his novel "Almost Transparent Blue" and winner of the Akutagawa Literary Prize, passed away at the age of 74.
It has been announced that Japanese author Ryu Murakami has died at the age of 74. It was reported that the author, known for his novel “Transparent Blue,” passed away last week, and that his funeral was arranged privately by his family.
Japanese author Ryu Murakami has died at the age of 74. According to a statement from the publisher Gentosha, Murakami passed away at his home on October 17. It was stated that his family held a private funeral ceremony for the author.
KNOWN FOR HIS NOVEL “TRANSPARENT BLUE”
Murakami became known in the literary world with the novel he wrote during his university years and which was translated into Turkish under the title “Transparent Blue.” Published in 1976, the work earned the author the Akutagawa Literary Prize, one of the important awards of Japanese literature. The novel is among the author’s best-known works.