村上春樹ワンダーランドへようこそ！ Welcome to the Wonderland of Haruki Murakami!
TOKYO – Haruki Murakami has held many identities in his 72 years of life: Student, Record Store Employee, Owner of the Jazz Bar and Coffee Shop PETER CAT, Radio DJ and – his claim to fame – best-selling and critically acclaimed author of surrealist Japanese fiction!
All these selves are brought to life at a new library at his alma mater, Waseda University, in Tokyo.
The Haruki Murakami Library – officially known as the Waseda International House Of Literature – opens Oct. 1, 2021. It spans six stories, including one basement floor. Three stories are open to the public, while the other three are for literature researchers.
Another tribute to Murakami’s “Peter Cat” years is the student-run ORANGE CAT Cafe, which serves a specialty “Murakami Blend” developed with Tokyo’s artisanal Horiuchi Coffee (Secret, it’s a Dark Roast!)
Here are a few examples of Haruki Murakami Book Covers (not all of them, but some favorites) designed by the American Graphic Designer Chip Kidd:
Also, Here’s a nice photo of the two of them together from a few years ago!
