Haruki Murakami: 'My lifetime dream is to be sitting at the bottom of a well'

When you start reading Murakami novels, life starts being like them. That’s their special magic. So said Guardian book club host John Mullan, introducing this month’s guest, the revered and multi-selling Japanese writer, at Edinburgh international book festival.Rarely seen in public or in the media, Murakami was cheerful, relaxed and very funny as he answered all the questions.