Books the celebrated Japanese author borrowed from a library in Kobe when he was a schoolboy have been revealed by a newspaper
(2 December 2015) The Kobe Shimbun revealed Murakami’s reading habits of half a century ago after obtaining the cards from the school’s library that carried borrower entries under the author’s name, Japanese media reported.
The newspaper defended its actions, but the Japan Librarian Association accused it of violating the privacy of Murakami and other students whose names appear on the cards.
Read the full story in The Guardian.
