Murakami T : : the T-Shirts I Love

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Call Number: 895.635 Mu, Adult Book / Nonfiction / Literary Arts / General / Murakami, Haruki
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	895.635 Mu	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Literary Arts / General / Murakami, Haruki	4-week checkout	Due 05-10-2024
Traverwood Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Nonfiction / Literary Arts / General / Murakami, Haruki	4-week checkout	Due 05-24-2024

"Originally published in Japan by Magazine House Ldt., Tokyo, in 2020."--Title page verso.
In the Summer, You Gotta Go Surfing -- Hamburgers and Ketchup -- Whisky -- 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 -- All the T-Shirts I Ended Up Collecting, and Ones that weren't included in the above essays.
"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.

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Mildly interesting submitted by himaja2 on June 20, 2022, 3:30pm Random find on the nonfiction shelf. I liked the cover design and the design of the pages inside. Comforting and mildly interesting, like listening to your friend's grandparent tell stories about their life from their spot by the fireplace. The man likes shirts about beer, cars, and advertising; nothing revolutionary but that's not what it's intended to be. Great escapism read.

Fun and Odd submitted by annawhitney on August 21, 2023, 1:20pm I read this as someone who has never read any of Murakami's books. I cannot tell if it is made for his superfans--people who would pay to read anything he writes, including his grocery lists--or if it's made for a much less serious, much broader audience. If it's the latter, this book is fun and funny but not super remarkable. It's a quick read and it doesn't make me think, "Wow, this guy's a genius, I've gotta read his books," but it did amuse me.