illustration 1: haruki murakami

in the end i decided to go for haruki murakami because my interest in japanese culture is so strong (hehe). i love japanese so i would also be interested in buying his books in japanese and seeing how they translate.

i decided to buy his books kafka on the shore and norweigan wood. i think this is a good start because i heard these are some of his most popular books and reading the blurbs made them sound interesting.

i did a few initial sketches on haruki murakami as i began to research into his life and works.