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Horror Novelist Ryū Murakami, Author of “Audition,” Dies at 74

The author of Audition and In the Miso Soup is gone at 74 with no cause given, as J-horror's literary wave loses a second major voice in 2026.

Original reporting by Rue Morgue. The Krypt links to the publisher and shows a short excerpt only.

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