On top of being one of the greatest Japanese novelists of all time, Haruki Murakami also has a knack for scoring awesome international edition book covers. A new collection of essays titled A Wild Haruki Chase includes a colorful montage of Murakami covers from around the world. Well-known American art directors like John Gall and Chip Kidd are responsible for many of the US versions, but some other obviously super-talented international cover artists have decorated his titles, too. You can see more on TokyoMango and Design:Related.
Haruki Murakami book covers from around the world
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