Murakami's 'Library' Is Dark, Creamy And Grainy At The Same Time
Alan Cheuse reviews "The Strange Library" by Haruki Murakami.
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Watch Your Head When Checking Out Murakami's Strange 'Library'
Haruki Murakami's 2008 novella about a young student trapped in an eerie library has just been translated into English. Critic Alan Cheuse calls it awfully weird and utterly down to earth.