Fans of Haruki Murakami lined up at bookstores from the wee hours of the morning of April 12 to be the first to get their hands on the famed author's much-anticipated new novel.
Shikisai wo Motanai Tazaki Tsukuru to Kare no Junrei no Toshi, (Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage) — the first novel penned by Murakami since his 1Q84 trilogy was released from 2009 to 2010 — already has a prerelease print run of half a million copies. (The Japan Times)
『色彩を持たない多崎つくると、彼の巡礼の年』は、3部作である『1Q84』の発売以来、3年ぶりの新作。発売日の4月12日には、早朝から書店の前にファンの列ができた。
The Japan Times ST: April 26, 2013