Yongpoong Bookstore Launches Murakami Haruki's "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running" Recovery Edition
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Yongpoong Bookstore announced the exclusive release of a special recovery edition of Murakami Haruki's essay "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running."
The book is an essay that looks back over Murakami Haruki's running and writing; its first Korean edition was published in 2009.
Preorders began on September 28, and the official sales start date is the 6th, with sales available through Yongpoong Bookstore's online mall and 6 major offline stores.
As Murakami Haruki is drawing renewed attention with his first new novel in 3 years, "Kaho," Yongpoong Bookstore announced the exclusive release of a special recovery edition of Murakami Haruki's essay "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running." "What I Talk About When I Talk About Running" was first published in Korea in 2009.
The book is an essay that looks back over Murakami Haruki's running and writing over a long period of time. Yongpoong Bookstore said preorders began on September 28, and the official sales start date is the 6th.
Sales will be offered through Yongpoong Bookstore's online mall and 6 major offline stores. The sales period runs until December 31.
Yongpoong Bookstore said this project was designed to coincide with the fall running season. It also said it intended for readers to reflect on the sentences in the book alongside their own running experiences, and that the recovery edition was planned so readers could immerse themselves in both reading time and running time.
Artist Lee Gyutae has worked as an animation director and illustrator. He has held solo exhibitions and continued collaborations with domestic and international brands and media, and has created works that depict everyday moments from his own perspective.
That perspective is also reflected in this recovery edition cover. The cover is set against a backdrop of blue water tones and a light purple walking path, with runners, walkers, and people sitting and resting depicted on it. The expression intended to use soft colors and a relaxed landscape is also woven into this cover.
In this cover, Lee Gyutae gave running the meaning of time that naturally blends into daily life, rather than a special challenge. He said he felt running was just another part of everyday life, and that he wanted to capture it naturally, as if it were seeping into daily life.
The special recovery edition will be sold exclusively through Yongpoong Bookstore's online mall and exclusively at 6 major offline branches. The offline locations are Jongno Jonggak Main Store, COEX Mall Branch, Gwangju Terminal Branch, Gimpo Airport Lotte Branch, Yongsan I'Park Mall Branch, and Yeouido IFC Mall Branch.
On the online mall, during the preorder and official sales periods, customers can purchase 2 types of "running log notepads" as add-ons (dawn and sunset). One of the 2 types can be selected as an option, and the price is KRW 1,500. Offline customers will receive an exclusive bookmark.
Baeukseo Yongpoong Bookstore brand strategy team manager Yook I-seo said running carries the meaning of accumulating records while also serving as a time for reflection on body and mind, and based on that, he expressed hope that this recovery edition would offer long-time Murakami readers the pleasure of rereading a familiar book and give first-time readers an opportunity to enter his literary world.
Source: TECHWORLD · Lee Gwang-jae
Original: https://www.epnc.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=407812
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