For 10 points, name this author of Kafka on the Shore and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle.
In one work by this author, a character who never recovered his wits after being rendered unconscious by a flash of light attempts to foil the plans of the cat-murdering Johnnie Walker. Another of his works involves the mental prostitute Creta Kano and Kumiko's soulless politician brother, (*) Noboru Wataya. May Kasahara exchanges letters with the protagonist in that novel, which opens with the protagonist, Toru, cooking spaghetti while thinking about his lost cat and is named for a mechanical toy animal. For 10 points, name this author of Kafka on the Shore and The Wind-up Bird Chronicle.
In one work by this author, a character who never recovered his wits after being rendered unconscious by a flash of light attempts to foil the plans of the cat-murdering Johnnie Walker.
Haruki {Murakami} [accept names in either order]