Haruki Murakami's magic isn't in spells or spirits but in the loneliness of jazz bars, the deep metaphysical wells in 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle', or the mysterious sheepman in 'A Wild Sheep Chase'.

While I'm typically not an advocate for judging a book by its cover, this stunning design for Haruki Murakami's 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle' has won me over without ever turning a page.