japanese writer Haruki MurakamiPrincess of Asturias Prize for Literature, visited Avilés this Thursday to chat with students of IES Careño Miranda. Natalia Menéndez, director of the center, was responsible for presenting the event with schoolchildren.
The Princess of Letters award advised students on the value of literature in the face of fake news. For this reason “open the books”, he assured.
Then, the children came on stage and spoke. One of them, Marco Antonio, asked the Japanese author about his first readings. “When I was young, I read a lot, but I didn’t think I had talent. The teachers told me yes,” Murakami said. “It is important to read lots of good books“added.
While he was writing, a student asked him about his teachers. “When I was 29, I forgot the rules they taught me. I wanted to write how I felt.”, assured the author. “Many people thought Murakami had his own style,” he said.