Inimitable, cozy alienation: Murakami on his book covers

Haruki Murakami’s book covers…All have a tinge of the surreal and a sense of mystery…

As Murakami once put it, a sense of “inimitable, cozy alienation” hangs over each of Kidd’s book covers — a description that also applies to Murakami’s best novels.

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The Stories Behind Haruki Murakami’s Most Iconic Book Covers

Vulture

Kidd’s process is highly intuitive and unique to each project. Often it comes together quickly; occasionally, he’s struggled. Murakami, though, is almost always pleased by the results.

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