88 pages
English language
Published Jan. 22, 2014 by Harvill Secker.
The Strange Library (ふしぎな図書館 fushigi na toshokan) is a novella for children by Japanese author Haruki Murakami (村上春樹 Murakami Haruki). A version first appeared in 1983. There are several picture books based on this short story, the most recent versions of which were published in 2014.
A bit self indulgent
Every now and then you come across a literary project by a respected author that I don’t think would have been published had it been put forward by someone else. This felt heavy handed and self indulgent. I read this on Kindle, so possibly the material object version of this piece is more satisfying.
Det er den klart mærkeligste af Haruki Murakamis bøger, jeg har læst, og det er ellers ikke fordi, ingen af de andre er mærkelige. Jeg har svært ved at finde mening med den her, og den fangede mig ikke rigtigt - i modsætning til mange andre af hans historier.
