Category: The City and Its Uncertain Walls

Murakami’s Lecture in Wellesley

June 7, 2023 By murakamiclub

On sale today, the July issue of Shincho Magazine features a transcript of the lecture given by Haruki Murakami at Wellesley College, USA, on 27 April, entitled ‘Writing Fiction in the Time Of Pandemic and War’. In it, Murakami introduces The City and Its Uncertain Walls, which was published in Japan in April and will […]

The Implicit Artwork for the Book

April 12, 2023 By murakamiclub

The City and Its Uncertain Walls, out tomorrow, features illustrations by Jun Tada. Jun Tada is an illustrator and printmaker who has provided artwork for books by many authors, including the Japanese translations of Ferdinand von Schirach and Paul Auster, as well as being noted for his feline illustrations. Tada’s illustrations depict the faint light […]

The City and Its Uncertain Walls

March 13, 2023 By mk

On 1 March 2023, the title of Haruki Murakami’s new novel ‘The City and Its Uncertain Walls’, to be published on 13 April, was announced in Japan. Posters notifying the new book are appearing in Tokyo bookstores, and Amazon, which had been accepting pre-orders even before the title was announced, quickly updated its page. Everyone […]

New Novel, 13 April 2023

February 1, 2023 By murakamiclub

Announced today, Haruki Murakami’s new novel will be released in Japan on 13 April 2023. The Release The publisher, Shinchosha, delivered a concise release on 1 February 2023 at 00:00 (JST). “On 13 April 2023, Shinchosha will publish Haruki Murakami’s new novel (1200 manuscript pages). It will be the first entirely new piece published in […]