Haruki Murakami's novels ranked
The top 3 according to 1 vote: Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World · Norwegian Wood · 1Q84. (Updated Jul 30, 2025.)
Haruki Murakami's novels ranked using a survey of 529 readers (Norwegian Wood first, 1Q84 second, Kafka on the Shore third) and popularity polls.
Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original
Top 12
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1
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World
1985. Two worlds told in alternating chapters; Tanizaki Prize.
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Norwegian Wood
1987. A story of loss and renewal between Naoko and Midori; first in the 529-reader survey (223 votes).
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3
1Q84
2009–2010. Aomame and Tengo in a world with two moons; second.
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Kafka on the Shore
2002. A 15-year-old runaway and Nakata, who can talk to cats; third.
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
1994–1995. Toru Okada searches for his missing wife, and the bottom of a well.
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6
A Wild Sheep Chase
1982. The search for a sheep with a star on its back.
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7
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
2013. Tsukuru sets out to learn why his friends cut him off.
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8
Killing Commendatore
2017. A portrait painter and a Japanese painting found in an attic.
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9
Dance Dance Dance
1988. The sequel to A Wild Sheep Chase, a return to the Dolphin Hotel.
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10
South of the Border, West of the Sun
1992. A jazz-bar owner meets his first love again.
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11
Sputnik Sweetheart
1999. Searching for the vanished Sumire on a Greek island.
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12
The City and Its Uncertain Walls
2023. A walled city, in his first novel in six years.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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Comments (3)
世界の終りとハードボイルド・ワンダーランドが好き。
1Q84は長いけど一気に読みました。
ノルウェイの森が1位なのは納得、でも個人的にはねじまき鳥が最高。