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The Strange Library (ふしぎな図書館 fushigi na toshokan) is a novella for children
First appeared in Japanese in 1983.
Translated into English by Ted Goosen in 2014.
“A little old man sat behind a little old desk in the middle of the room. Tiny black spots dotted his face like a swarm of flies. The old man was bald and wore glasses with thick lenses. His baldness looked incomplete; he had frizzy white hairs plastered against both sides of his head. It looked like a mountain after a big forest fire.” Haruki Murakami—The Strange Library
This children’s story is classic Murakami. What better way to get young people addicted to this amazing writer as soon as possible! All the elements of good fiction in here, including some great kid quotes such as:
“No matter what the situation may be, I still take pleasure in witnessing the joy of others.”