Murakami T: The T-Shirts I Love
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- Author：Haruki Murakami
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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 has written books that 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， to 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。
Considered the world's most popular cult novelist （The Guardian）， Haruki Murakami has written books that 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， to 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。
Reviews
Baylee
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managed to finish this in one sitting while simultaneously listening to drew and enya’s podcast。 the human brain is a miraculous machine。
em
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3。5 stars。 A casual and quick read。
Roxanne
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I miss wearing printed shirts。
Terra
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If Murakami has any grocery lists or such he wants to publish I would read them too 😍
Dina
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Interesting book about his T-shirt collection。
Keen
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“Is that really a book about Murakami’s favourite T-shirts？ Good for him！”So read a text from my other half earlier on today when coming across this book in the house。 Well apparently when you are as successful as him you can seemingly publish a book on almost anything， after all we’re talking about a man who allegedly sold over 1 million copies of a single novel in his homeland， on the first week of release alone。The only thing more terrible than his taste in T-shirts is possibly his taste in m “Is that really a book about Murakami’s favourite T-shirts？ Good for him！”So read a text from my other half earlier on today when coming across this book in the house。 Well apparently when you are as successful as him you can seemingly publish a book on almost anything， after all we’re talking about a man who allegedly sold over 1 million copies of a single novel in his homeland， on the first week of release alone。The only thing more terrible than his taste in T-shirts is possibly his taste in music。 The majority of these Ts appear to be a succession of crass promotional brand endorsements for multi-nationals， in a quality and style so poor， that you would struggle to give them away never mind write essays and books on them。This could have been， and should have been a light， fun and enjoyable read， but to be honest almost every single one of his stories and anecdotes are so dreadfully dull and pointless that Murakami comes across like some moronic simpleton， it’s as if he has dumbed down to the point of tabloid soundbite fodder。 This book is like a really weird joke that I feel I haven’t quite got yet？。。。But the joke is on me cos I was the sucker who read it， albeit in well under an hour。Oh and note to Mr Murakami， translator and editor etc， whiskey relates to Ireland and whisky relates to Scotland。Up next…Murakami The Toilets I Love… 。。。more
Mac
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Charming and quick but also kind of just。。。nothing
Lisa
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This was an interesting book that I won in a Goodreads giveaway。 I was amazed at how many t-shirts he owns！
Chris
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Quick read of a collection of essays Murakami wrote for a Japanese magazine， re: themes he found when looking through his t-shirt collection。 The book has charm for its slightness， plus some observational and biographical nuggets for fans of the author。 Good library borrow， and something I'll add to my collection when the paperback is released。 Quick read of a collection of essays Murakami wrote for a Japanese magazine， re: themes he found when looking through his t-shirt collection。 The book has charm for its slightness， plus some observational and biographical nuggets for fans of the author。 Good library borrow， and something I'll add to my collection when the paperback is released。 。。。more
Peter
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A novelty book about novelty T-Shirts
Mobyskine
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"𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴， 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦: 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦， 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦。。。"Welcome to the other side of Murakami's world; no fictional characters whatsoever， just Murakami and a closet of his personal T-shirts collection with a writing series spotlighting those collection-- short and light， uniquely told， bit quirky and so chilled！ Consists of 18 short essays which once published in 𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘺𝘦， a J "𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴， 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦: 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦， 𝘰𝘣𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦。。。"Welcome to the other side of Murakami's world; no fictional characters whatsoever， just Murakami and a closet of his personal T-shirts collection with a writing series spotlighting those collection-- short and light， uniquely told， bit quirky and so chilled！ Consists of 18 short essays which once published in 𝘗𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘺𝘦， a Japanese men's fashion magazine， these writings featured few random things associated with his T-shirts like food and booze， animals， music， superheroes or even a muse like how he found Tony Takitani at a thrift shop and wondering about who the heck is Tony Takitani that he ended up writing a fictional story about him。It feels so delightful to read his stories and how each T-shirt bringing a memorable fragment to his life-- a record hunting day， a thrift shop encounters， walking into an event， launching a book， running a marathon， meeting a friend， a beach visit， surfing or movies outing; these are all a story living in a piece of his T-shirt。 Might be underwhelming to few and the collection pretty ordinary too， but being a fan to the novelist， this was such an endearing read to me。 Few memorable T-shirts and stories that I love--1。 The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle's T-shirt that he gets from a reader who was inspired to create it after reading the novel2。 "Record Stores Are A Blast" story about his record stores hunting， jazz music and all those vinyl shirt designs3。 One of the running T-shirt during Murakami triathlon that he gets a lot of people asking; "So， Mr。 Murakami， you're sponsoring a marathon now？"4。 "A Book， Anyone？" story that revolves around reading and bookstores5。 "Keep Calm and Read Murakami" story on T-shirts related to his books; of his book launch and about his publisher （love both the Dance Dance Dance and Norwegian Wood shirts）Love that it also includes a bunch of his T-shirts （that Kafka on the Shore！） that didn't make it for an essay together with a series of his interviews at the back！（I wonder if he'll ever write something about his stubs of pencils collection， I would love to read that too）"𝘛-𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘴， 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘶𝘵。 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮。"Huge thanks to Pansing （Definitely Books） for this gifted copy！ 。。。more
janani sree ganesh
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Mr。 Murakami can publish his grocery list and I'd still read it like exam material。 Mr。 Murakami can publish his grocery list and I'd still read it like exam material。 。。。more
Joanne
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Upcycling at its finest！ Like Murakami， I also have oodles of tshirts， some of which I’ve designed myself。 Some fit better than others; some have chocolate stains。 Ok， a lot of them have chocolate stains。 For literally years now， to make room in my closet， I’ve thought I’d like to make a memory quilt from the older ones。 But maybe a better idea would be to do what Murakami does here: photograph and get his memories about each shirt down on paper。 Brilliant。 Plus， the project will make him money Upcycling at its finest！ Like Murakami， I also have oodles of tshirts， some of which I’ve designed myself。 Some fit better than others; some have chocolate stains。 Ok， a lot of them have chocolate stains。 For literally years now， to make room in my closet， I’ve thought I’d like to make a memory quilt from the older ones。 But maybe a better idea would be to do what Murakami does here: photograph and get his memories about each shirt down on paper。 Brilliant。 Plus， the project will make him money to buy more t-shirts。 And I hope so， as he takes his t-shirts very seriously， as well as other things he collects， like jazz albums。 This book was perfectly designed by Chip Kidd with 100+ t-shirts individually photographed。 Because of that， try to get the print version if you can。 。。。more
Tuyet-Hong
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I don’t think I can rate Murakami’s books at all these days。 I can only enjoy it or I cannot。 And I happen to enjoy this book mucho。
Alexander H***l
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This is a fun book for anyone who is a fan of Murakami。 It gives a little insight into his personality and lifestyle。
Dennis Cooper
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This is the greatest book about a t-shirt collection I have ever read。 This is also the only book about a t-shirt collection I have ever read。 It is an interesting window into Haruki Murakami’s world。 And t-shirts。
Justin
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Ok， it is Murakami， so I bought it because I am one of those reader。 As I was buying it， I thought， why am I buying a book about tee shirts？ There has to be some deeper meaning here， right？ Nope， it is about certain tee shirts from his tee shirt collection and what they mean to him。 You learn he has lots of them， he doesn’t know what some of them mean， he has boxes filled with tee shirts， and many mean something to him。 I still enjoyed it。
Shevliaskovic
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Murakami's publishers seem to be scraping the bottom of the barrell。 An interestingly fun one hour afternoon read to relax Murakami's publishers seem to be scraping the bottom of the barrell。 An interestingly fun one hour afternoon read to relax 。。。more
Stan G ☆
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A pretty good collection of short essays on Murakami’s t-shirt collection。 Fun and breezy read for fans of the author。
Mourning_elf
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A page turner， it's essay written by the one and only Haruki Murakami and translated by Philip Gabriel。 Talking about the collection of T shirts and picture of it。 The content being categorized as theme so we can enjoy it。 In the back there was interview from magazine that gave the idea to make the essay as a book。 As a fans of Murakami， this one is the easiest one to understand。 He make some jokes too。I also have several T shirts， mostly I bought because the writing or the design， and I wear it A page turner， it's essay written by the one and only Haruki Murakami and translated by Philip Gabriel。 Talking about the collection of T shirts and picture of it。 The content being categorized as theme so we can enjoy it。 In the back there was interview from magazine that gave the idea to make the essay as a book。 As a fans of Murakami， this one is the easiest one to understand。 He make some jokes too。I also have several T shirts， mostly I bought because the writing or the design， and I wear it without concern。 I think I should reorganize it because my cupboard already full。 。。。more
Tobias Mcevoy
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I kind of like when a successful artist gets to the point where they can just do whatever the hell they want and no one can tell them not to， like when Sting made a double lute and poetry album （not that it was any good really）。 So Murakami can release a book about his T shirt collection and people like me will buy it because we’ve already committed to reading every word he ever writes。 This book was fun and silly， but it was no Wind-up Bird Chronicles。
Scarlett Readz and Runz。。。。Through Novel Time & Distance
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This is just endearing。。。such a great way to write something personal via shirts collected and documented over many years。。。remembering certain events and stories in life。Loved this little book！ ❤
Linda Alfafara
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This was an enjoyable little book。 It was fun to look at all of his favorite tshirts and read his comments。
Mark
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。。。。like talking with a friend。 Sometimes all you talk about is mundane ordinary stuff。 That's ok。 Like this book。 It's ok。 Every book doesn't have to be genius。。。。 。。。。like talking with a friend。 Sometimes all you talk about is mundane ordinary stuff。 That's ok。 Like this book。 It's ok。 Every book doesn't have to be genius。。。。 。。。more
Miles Stone
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Perhaps I'm a little biased， but I love Murakami's writing; especially his memoir。 This book is no exception。 If you enjoy Murakami， or just need a cool coffee table read， this is a book for you。 Perhaps I'm a little biased， but I love Murakami's writing; especially his memoir。 This book is no exception。 If you enjoy Murakami， or just need a cool coffee table read， this is a book for you。 。。。more
RyeCather
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What a fun little collection！
Asty Annisawati
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ini pertama kalinya aku baca buku nonfiksinya beliau， dan hasilnya lumayan menyenangkan。buku ini berisi esai-esai pendek beserta kumpulan foto t-shirt koleksi beliau。 salah satu koleksinya yang paling berkesan adalah kaus Tony Takitani yang dibelinya di toko bekas， yang kemudian menjadi cikal bakal cerpen Tony Takitani yang sukses besar hingga diadaptasi menjadi film。 lucunya， waktu bukunya diterjemahkan ke bahasa Inggris， beliau dihubungi langsung oleh si pemilik nama: Tony Takitani。ada banyak ini pertama kalinya aku baca buku nonfiksinya beliau， dan hasilnya lumayan menyenangkan。buku ini berisi esai-esai pendek beserta kumpulan foto t-shirt koleksi beliau。 salah satu koleksinya yang paling berkesan adalah kaus Tony Takitani yang dibelinya di toko bekas， yang kemudian menjadi cikal bakal cerpen Tony Takitani yang sukses besar hingga diadaptasi menjadi film。 lucunya， waktu bukunya diterjemahkan ke bahasa Inggris， beliau dihubungi langsung oleh si pemilik nama: Tony Takitani。ada banyak lagi cerita-cerita singkat dan lucu yang ditulis Murakami di sini。 di beberapa bagian， somehow keliatan banget kalo beliau generasi boomer。。。。。 kadang pas baca ini jadi kayak baca jokes bapak-bapak whatsapp （except beliau udah termasuk eyang-eyang） :'）cukup menghibur， meskipun nggak terlalu deep atau impactful kayak What I Talk About When I Talk About Running （belum baca sih， tapi dari beberapa review dan video youtube， aku mengasumsikan buku ini sangat memotivasi sampe bisa bikin orang-orang mencoba habit berlari） 。。。more
Lisa Woodward
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It’s slight， but I just love him and his humour。
Nathan Higginbotham
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A fun book， comprised of Murakami’s t-shirt collection categorised and accompanied by personal essays detailing private life and his often eccentric motivations for purchase。 Recommended for an avid Murakami fan; an expansion on his existing work to carry you over to the release of his next novel。
Rachel
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