In Tokyo, book lovers rush out to grab Murakami's first novel in six years


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A book lover snaps up the latest novel by Japanese author Murakami titled 'The City And Its Uncertain Walls' in at a bookshop in Tokyo. Photo: AFP

Dozens of excited Haruki Murakami fans queued outside a bookstore in Tokyo on Thursday for the midnight release of the world-renowned author's first novel in six years.

Copies of The City And Its Uncertain Walls, so far only available in Japanese, were piled up on tables at the entrance to Kinokuniya store in central Shinjuku district.

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