OVIEDO, Spain (AP)– For Japanese author Haruki Murakami, the bloody dispute in the Gaza Strip is a horrible instance of just how our world is divided by walls, both physical and symbolic.
But while confessing he can just wish tranquility currently, he additionally feels great that fiction, instead of using a retreat, can assist us recognize, and make it through, progressively risky times.
“I have Jewish friends in Israel. And I’m also aware that the Palestinian situation that I saw when I visited Israel is miserable,” Murakami informed The Associated Press in a meeting. “So all I can say is to pray so that peace will prevail as soon as possible. I cannot say which (side) is right or wrong.”
“In my novels, walls are real walls. But of course they are also metaphoric walls at the same time,” the 74-year-old author claimed. “For me, walls are really purposeful points. I’m a little bit …