Haruki Murakami's 'The Strange Library' will be published in English this December
English-speaking fans of Japanese writer Haruki Murakami had to wait a long time to get their hands on a copy of Murakami鈥檚 newest novel 鈥淐olorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage鈥�. But it will be a much shorter wait for the author's next English-language release.
Murakami鈥檚 novel 鈥淭he Strange Library鈥� will be published by Knopf in English on Dec. 2, according to the . The book, which was released in 2008 in Japanese has been translated by Ted Goossen. Its story centers on a boy who is captured by an elderly man who makes him memorize portions of books. The boy tries to escape with the aid of a man wearing a sheep costume and a young girl. 鈥淟ibrary鈥� is 96 pages long, according to .听
The English-language version of the story will include new text and illustrations. 鈥淭he Strange Library鈥� is 鈥渁s scary and surprising as anything [Murakami] has ever written,鈥� Knopf鈥檚 chairman and editor in chief Sonny Mehta said in a statement.
Murakami鈥檚 book 鈥淐olorless,鈥� which was released in English on Aug. 12, is currently ranked at number one on the hardcover fiction bestseller list for the week of Sept. 7.
