Haruki Murakami's memoir about long-distance running is called *What I Talk About When I Talk About Running* (2007). The title is a deliberate nod to Raymond Carver's short story collection *What We Talk About When We Talk About Love*. Murakami actually translated Carver's work into Japanese. The memoir covers his parallel life as a novelist and marathon runner, and the discipline both require.

The Japanese title is *Hashiru Koto ni Tsuite Kataru Toki ni Boku no Kataru Koto*. It mirrors Carver's title structure almost word for word, which shows how literally Murakami mapped the reference across languages.