Buy this book on-line

Murakami, Haruki (Translated by Philip Gabriel) : Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki And His Years Of Pilgrimage

Alfred A. Knopf, New York City, NY, 2014

ISBN 0385352107

First Edition / First Printing. As New in As New Dust Jacket. 388 pages. The author's post-"1Q84" novel. One of the most important literary events of our time. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United States. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions, including the regular trade edition and the British Edition. This is one of an estimated 100 copies that Haruki Murakami signed and stamped on the publisher's tipped-in page, which were then randomly distributed to bookstores that remained open on the eve of August 12, 2014 to celebrate the book's publication. The book's design by Chip Kidd is, as expected, vintage CK. As such and for once, the American is superior to the British. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Haruki Murakami's "Shikisai o Monotai Tazaki Tsukuru to, Kare no Junrei no Toshi" in a felicitous English translation. A triumphant achievement. What does one do after completing a massive, "magnum opus" novel like "1Q84"? Write another novel, on a smaller, more delicate yet just as compulsively readable scale. "A virtual symphony of literary and musical referents. Murakami's wizardry lies in his ability to pack all that cultural and spiritual resonance into a book that is as tightly wound as a Dashiell Hammett mystery. Murakami can herd the troubles of a very large world and still mind a few precious details. He may be taking us deeper and deeper into a fractured modernity and its uneasy inhabitants, but he is ever alert to minds and hearts and to humanity's abiding and indomitable spirit. A deeply affecting novel, not only for the dark nooks and crannies it explores, but for the magic that seeps into its characters' sub-conscious, the lengths to which they will go to protect or damage one another, the brilliant characterizations it delivers along the way. A page-turner with intervals of lapidary prose and dazzling human comprehension" (The Washington Post). Devoted reader/followers of Haruki Murakami will be reminded of "Norwegian Wood" (1987), which is often seen in hindsight as one of Murakami's most accessible "romance-novels" (as compared to his more "serious" novels) even though NW is surely a defining work, vintage Murakami. An absolute "must-have" title for Haruki Murakami collectors. This copy is very boldly and beautifully stamped and signed (in Japanese characters) in blue ink-pen on the publisher's tipped-in page by Haruki Murakami. It was won by one of 100 buyers who stayed up for the Midnight Book Release Party. This title is a contemporary classic. This is one of few such Advance Signed Copies of the First American Edition/First Printing still available online and is in especially fine condition: Clean, crisp, and bright, a pristine beauty. Please note: Copies available online have serious flaws, are subsequent printings, or are remainder-marked. This is surely an accessible and lovely alternative. A rare signed copy thus. One of the greatest writers of our time. A fine collectible copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER HARUKI MURAKAMI TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 0385352107.

1
1

MURAKAMI, HARUKI: : COLORLESS TSUKURU TAZAKI AND HIS YEARS OF PILGRIMAGE

LONDON.HARVILL SECKER,2014.

ISBN 9781846558337.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1.Translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel.Originally published as 'Shikisai o Motanai Tazaki Tsukuru to,Kare no Junrei no Toshi' in 2013 by Bungeishunju Ltd,Tokyo,selling one milion copies in its first week of publication there.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,matt,white background with coloured circles illustrated design by Suzanne Dean,dw/dj panels with black,pink and grey lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright, crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's multi-coloured overlapping coloured circles illustrated paper-covered boards with white+pink lettering to spine,a flecked grey headband and immaculate plain grey endpapers.To verso of front free endpaper,intact and complete and untouched,one red and one blue circular adhesive stickers holding a folded sheet of further assorted coloured adhesive stickers underneath, as called for.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,1-298pp [paginated] includes 19 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a separator page with a b/w five-circle Venn type diagram/ illustration. Tsukuru Tazaki had four best friends at school. By chance all of their names contained a colour. The two boys were called Akamatsu,meaning 'red pine',and Oumi,'blue sea',while the girls' names were Shirane,'white root',and Kurono,'black field'.Tazaki was the only last name with no colour in it. One day Tsukuru Tazaki's friends announced that they didn't want to see him,or talk to him,ever again. Since that day Tsukuru has been floating through life,unable to form intimate connections with anyone.But then he meets Sara,who tells him that the time has come to find out what happened all those years ago. Please contact seller,because of the weight/ value of this item for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints.