Novelist Haruki Murakami of Japan attends a news conference in Prague October 30, 2006. He was in Prague to receive the Franz Kafka International Literary PrizePetr Josek / Reuters What’s your favorite book? Sarosh Shaheen Ottawa, Canada The Great Gatsby. I translated it a couple of years ago. I wanted to translate it when I was in my 20s, but I wasn’t ready. How has distance-running affected you