A unique and wonderfully creepy tale that is sure to delight Murakami fans. 'All I did was go to the library to borrow some books'. On his way home from school, the young narrator of The Strange Library finds himself wondering how taxes were collected in the Ottoman Empire. He pops into the local library to see if it has a book on the subject. This is his first mistake. Led to a special 'reading room' in a maze under the library by a strange old man, he finds himself imprisoned with only a sheep man, who makes excellent donuts, and a girl, who can talk with her hands, for company. His mother will be worrying why he hasn't returned in time for dinner and the old man seems to have an appetite for eating small boy's brains. How will he escape? 'The best novelist on the planet' Observer Murakami is like a magician who explains what he's doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers . . . But while anyone can tell a story that resembles a dream, it's the rare artist, like this one, who can make us feel that we are dreaming it ourselves ? New York Times Book Review A dark and memorable fairytale about the lingering influence of childhood fears and the isolation of adulthood -- Catherine Kelly ? Cherwell Newspaper
© 2015 W. F. Howes Ltd (Ljudbok): 9781510001305
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 23 april 2015
A unique and wonderfully creepy tale that is sure to delight Murakami fans. 'All I did was go to the library to borrow some books'. On his way home from school, the young narrator of The Strange Library finds himself wondering how taxes were collected in the Ottoman Empire. He pops into the local library to see if it has a book on the subject. This is his first mistake. Led to a special 'reading room' in a maze under the library by a strange old man, he finds himself imprisoned with only a sheep man, who makes excellent donuts, and a girl, who can talk with her hands, for company. His mother will be worrying why he hasn't returned in time for dinner and the old man seems to have an appetite for eating small boy's brains. How will he escape? 'The best novelist on the planet' Observer Murakami is like a magician who explains what he's doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers . . . But while anyone can tell a story that resembles a dream, it's the rare artist, like this one, who can make us feel that we are dreaming it ourselves ? New York Times Book Review A dark and memorable fairytale about the lingering influence of childhood fears and the isolation of adulthood -- Catherine Kelly ? Cherwell Newspaper
© 2015 W. F. Howes Ltd (Ljudbok): 9781510001305
Utgivningsdatum
Ljudbok: 23 april 2015
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13 apr. 2021
Spännande fantasirik med oväntade vindlingar Väl värd att lyssna på ❤️Bra uppläsare
Linda
6 okt. 2022
Den var väl ok. Inte riktigt fått kläm på om det är en barnbok eller en bok för vuxna?! Antar att den funkar för dem som gillar Murakumis skrivsätt.
Maria
1 feb. 2022
Symbolism at it’s best
Anders
16 nov. 2022
Bra bok för barnsliga vuxna och mogna barn
A
12 jan. 2024
Surrealistisk och underhållande, som en saga för vuxna.
K
22 mars 2023
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Maria
15 jan. 2023
A very unusual story to read, the level of the Murakami's imagination is indescribable 👍🏻
Jonathan
12 aug. 2022
Den är en barnsaga med skräckelement. Kan säkert tilltala <12 åringar, om de är lagda åt skräckhistoria-hållet. Berättelsen i sig är ganska hoppig och man får egentligen aldrig någon förklaring till det som händer. Jag tyckte inte den gav mig någonting.
Erik
13 aug. 2023
Wow! Love this story
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