Jim Brown reviewed The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami
Wonderful, weird little book
Murakami channeling Borges. In addition to being a great, weird story, the book design is incredible.
96 pages
English language
Published Dec. 1, 2022 by Knopf.
In a fantastical illustrated short novel, three people imprisoned in a nightmarish library plot their escape.
Orig: Fushigi na toshokan (Kodansha, 2005)
Art direction and design: Chip Kidd
Murakami channeling Borges. In addition to being a great, weird story, the book design is incredible.