One of this author's novels begins with a character hearing Janacek's Sinfonietta in a taxicab.
One of this author's characters reads Anna Karenina several times during a seventeen-day period without sleep.  One of this author's novels begins with a character hearing Janacek's Sinfonietta in a taxicab. That character later kills the Leader, reads the book Air Chrysalis, and reunites with Tengo in a world with two moons. In this author's most popular work, Lieutenant Mamiya relates how he witnessed the flaying of his companion during World War II, and Malta Kano helps the protagonist search for his cat. That work also sees Kumiko leave her husband, Toru Okada. For 10 points, name this Japanese author of 1Q84, Norwegian Wood, Kafka on the Shore, and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle.
One of this author's characters reads Anna Karenina several times during a seventeen-day period without sleep.  
Haruki Murakami