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 […]
A month has passed since the release of Haruki Murakami’s new novel “The City and Its Uncertain Walls”, and various book reviews have been written. Among those, the best one is written by Banana Yoshimoto in the June issue of Shincho Magazine, entitled “From the Shadow of Banana Yoshimoto to Haruki Murakami san”. It stands […]
Let me conclude first. Haruki Murakami’s new novel, The City and Its Uncertain Walls, is brilliant. It is written by an old maestro who reconstructs the unforgettable memories of his youth, incorporating them into a world he has spent a lifetime creating. Benign obsessions and lyrical sentiments unfold against a backdrop of surreal scenes. And […]
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 […]
Today, a message from Haruki Murakami was released regarding his new novel, the City and Its Uncertain Walls, to be released on April 13. I began writing this novel in early March 2020, when Covid began to rage in Japan, and it took me almost three years to complete it. During that time, I could […]
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 […]
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 […]