The Ramen King and I (31 page)
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Authors: Andy Raskin
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The publications below were helpful to me as source and background material. Unofficial translations of Japanese-language titles appear in parentheses.
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(
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Magic Noodles: The Story of the Invention of Instant Ramen
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Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2005.
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JAPANESE COMIC BOOKS (MANGA)Ando Momofuku Kaku Katariki
(
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Many of the following originally appeared as serial episodes in comic books and were later released as paperback collections. Citations refer to the first paperback collection in each series.
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OTHER BOOKS AND PUBLICATIONSKukkingu Papa
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
A
ndy Raskin is a longtime NPR commentator whose essays have been heard on
All Things Considered
and
This American Life
. He has written for
The New York Times, Gourmet, Wired, Women’s Health,
and
Playboy
(the Japanese edition). Andy holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a BS in computer science from Yale. Fluent in Japanese, he currently lives in San Francisco, where he is a member of the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto.
ndy Raskin is a longtime NPR commentator whose essays have been heard on
All Things Considered
and
This American Life
. He has written for
The New York Times, Gourmet, Wired, Women’s Health,
and
Playboy
(the Japanese edition). Andy holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a BS in computer science from Yale. Fluent in Japanese, he currently lives in San Francisco, where he is a member of the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto.
1
A common ramen topping made from thinly sliced bamboo shoots. The similarity between this word and the Japanese pronunciation of
hammer
(“hanma”) inspired Murakami to write the song.
hammer
(“hanma”) inspired Murakami to write the song.
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