Haruki Murakami
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
Book Cover Design
»This wind-up bird is there every morning in the trees of the neighbourhood to wind things up.
Us, our quiet little world, everything«
Redesign of one of my favorite novels by Haruki Murakami. I especially liked the many individual story lines that gradually connect with each other and often lose themselves in an unreality. So I decided to design a cover that hides a lot of little clues that should reveal themselves little by little as you read. When reading a book, I often anticipate the moment when the scene on the cover will finally happen. That's why I wanted to create as many of those moments as possible. Additionally, I liked having the wind-up bird watch over the scene as a menacing shadow, much like he does in the book.
Thank you :)
