Murakami T : the t-shirts I love / Haruki Murakami ; translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Murakami, Haruki, 1949- author.

Contributor:

Gabriel, Philip, 1953- translator.

Standardized Title:

Murakami T. English

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Murakami, Haruki, 1949-.

Murakami, Haruki.

Authors, Japanese--20th century--Biography.

Authors, Japanese.

T-shirts.

Collectors and collecting.

T-shirts--Collectors and collecting.

T-shirts--Pictorial works.

Genre:

Biographies.

Essays.

Pictorial works.

Autobiographies.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

x, 178 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm

Edition:

First United States edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2021.

Language Note:

In English. Translated from the Japanese.

Summary:

"The international literary icon opens his eclectic closet: Here are photographs of Murakami's extensive and personal T-shirt collection, accompanied by essays that reveal a side of the writer rarely seen by the public. Considered "the world's most popular cult novelist" (The Guardian), Haruki Murakami's books have galvanized millions around the world. Many of his fans know about his 10,000 vinyl record collection, and his obsession with running, but few have heard about a more intimate, and perhaps more unique, passion: his T-shirt collecting habit. In Murakami T, the famously reclusive novelist shows us his T-shirts--including gems from the Springsteen on Broadway show in NYC, from The Beach Boys concert in Honolulu to the shirt that inspired the beloved short story, "Tony Takitani." Accompanied by short, frank essays that have been translated into English for the first time, these photographs reveal much about Murakami's multifaceted and wonderfully eccentric persona"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: In the Summer, You Gotta go Surfing

Hamburgers and Ketchup

Whiskey

Keep Calm and Read Murakami

Record Stores are a Blast

Animals are Cute, But a Little Tricky

Meaning Unknown

Springsteen and Brian

Volkswagen's Quite Amazing

Can't Help Thinking About a Nice Cold Beer

A Book, Anyone?

The Sandwich Man

Lizards and Turtles

College T-Shirts

Soaring Through the Air

Superheroes

Setting Free the Bear TS

Beer Shirts.

Notes:

"A Borzoi Book"--Title page verso.

"Originally published in Japan by Magazine House Ldt., Tokyo, in 2020."--Title page verso.

ISBN:

9780593320426

0593320425

OCLC:

1238192343

Publisher Number:

99989677206