Murakami's distinctive blend of the mysterious and the everyday, of melancholy and humour, continues to enchant readers, ensuring his place as one of the world’s most acclaimed and well-loved writers. This diary includes visual and textual references to his works, from Wind/Pinball, A Wild Sheep Chase and Norwegian Wood to Killling Commendatore and Novelist as a Vocation.

Contents include:

Week-to-view diary pages

Yearly Planner

Selection of Japanese Holidays and Festivals

Dates of cycles of the moon

Seasonal quotations and extracts from Murakami's books

Significant dates from the books marked

Images of jackets in progress as well as the finished versions

Visual content from The Strange Library

Specially designed artwork to match the seasons

Notes section at the back