In the past we’ve covered lots of book vending machine stories, but this one is surreal. The Muzu publishing house in Poland created three vending machines to dispense Polish translations of Haruki Murakami’s newest novel, Colourless Tsukuru Tazaki and the Year of His Pilgrimage. These vending machines will be set up in train stations located in Warsaw, Poznan, and Wroclaw Poland. The blockbuster book first came out in Murakami’s native Japan back in April 2013. Knopf, an imprint at Penguin Random House, will release the English language version, translated by Japanese literature expert Philip Gabriel, on August 12, 2014.
The train station connection to the novel is based on the main character’s job of designing railway stations in Tokyo.
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He’s prolific, isn’t he? I’ve only read a couple, but enjoyed them.
Also, thanks for posting the covers of his books. I’ve only seen a few covers in this line. These designs are brilliant. The limitation to red, black, and white. Blending silhouettes, where one thing transforms into another. Wonderful stuff.
I’m a big Murakami fan, and I love the idea of his books in vending machines at train stations. I can’t remember which of his novels ends with the main character sitting on a bench in a train station and pondering his situation.
I would like to have this kind of machine in my town. I love his books.