“I sometimes think that people’s hearts are like deep wells. Nobody knows what’s at the bottom. All you can do is imagine by what comes floating to the surface every once in a while. Its only confusing if you believe it has to make sense.”- Haruki Murakami.

And thus we take a plunge, into words that cascade into a waterfall deep enough to drown in; into memories of blues skies and black-holes that break into the expanse of a library filled with books; into paths that merge into mystical forests and bleak cityscapes.

Murakami is an alchemist, merging magic with the mundane, combining deep inner self reflections with fantastic stories, making dream worlds and distorting them within the world of the awaken.

It is virtually impossible to capture the universe of Murakami and his books through an hour long read, but this is what we at d.r.i.f.t. humbly attempt to do this time with the hope of captivating you with this author’s words and stories. Come watch us read excerpts from his books to provide you with a sneak peak into the works of this brilliant Japanese author.

We will be reading from the following books:

Dance, Dance, Dance
Hard-Boiled Wonderland and The End of the World
After Dark
Kafka on the Shore

We hope to see you at the lovely Korean Cafe Ri as you enjoy a beautiful sunset with their potion-like magical Anchan Tea and perhaps some Korean Bibimbap !

PS: Haruki Murakami is a Japanese author born in Kyoto who has won several literary awards. His unusual style has been called “mysterious and surreal”, a post-modern departure from other contemporary Japanese literature.