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Murakami

1AndyPD
Sep 19, 2022, 10:19 am

Does anyone know if FS are intending to publish more of Murakami’s fiction. I’d buy it all, but I’m less keen on the odd volume here and there, especially as my tastes seem to be different to most when thinking about which novel is best…

2whytewolf1
Sep 19, 2022, 11:46 am

There's no way to know. FS are always very cagey about future releases. That being said, I wouldn't be surprised to see one or two more volumes in the "series."

3rsmac
Sep 19, 2022, 11:51 am

They did mention the latest one as part of a "series" so I would guess they plan on more. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle would be good but expensive since I could see that getting spread across two volumes. I always liked A Wild Sheep Chase too as you get a lot of his style but it is more of a fun, short read. Some of the non-fiction would be good too.

4ambyrglow
Sep 19, 2022, 3:20 pm

I'm not a huge fan of Murakami's fiction, but I'd love a Folio edition of his Underground, especially if they could commission a new translation that restores all the interviews cut from the currently available English edition.

5AndyPD
Sep 19, 2022, 3:24 pm

>3 rsmac: I liked Sheep Chase too. Norwegian Wood is my least favourite. I’m hoping for After Dark and Dance, Dance, Dance.

6hotgandalf
Sep 19, 2022, 11:07 pm

I could see them doing The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle next and then 1Q84 in some other format

My favorite is Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World. I hope they do that but it is probably not realistic.

7cwl
Sep 20, 2022, 7:25 am

>4 ambyrglow: They certainly would not commission a new translation. They will use a Penguin or Vintage translation.

8hotgandalf
Sep 23, 2022, 9:59 am

Has anyone noticed that the slipcases for Kafka and Norwegian Wood are different shapes? Weird considering it is supposed to designed as a series.

9red_guy
Sep 23, 2022, 10:40 am

>8 hotgandalf: In what way? They look the same to me...

10hotgandalf
Sep 23, 2022, 1:40 pm

>9 red_guy: yeah you’re right. one of the pictures of Kafka looked different on the site , but I was wrong. I have Kafka. Should have looked at it

12Cat_of_Ulthar
Sep 23, 2022, 2:04 pm

>11 hotgandalf: 'Seeing things'

Me too. My copies of Kafka and Woods have scalloped edges to their slipcases.

Was that a prototype? A production department dummy?

13PontusPresents
Sep 24, 2022, 10:47 am

A video for those who are yet undecided: https://youtu.be/aQtmGu2Uk0s :-)

I really hope FS continues with 'Hard Boiled Wonderland & the End of the World' next but I will be happy with any one of his novels.

14bacchus.
Sep 24, 2022, 12:17 pm

>13 PontusPresents: Wonderful review. I really appreciate the time you put into making these.

15Hamwick
Sep 24, 2022, 4:07 pm

>13 PontusPresents: very nice, thank you.