KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 7 (Bernama) -- Waseda University recently opened the Waseda International House of Literature (nicknamed the Haruki Murakami Library) on Oct 1.
According to a statement, the decision to establish the new facility on the main campus came after alumnus and writer Haruki Murakami deposited and donated his valuable works and unpublished materials to Waseda University.
In addition to Murakami's works and literature, the new facility will also serve as a research hub for translation and international literature.
Researchers and Murakami lovers from worldwide can look forward to a wide range of archival materials such as ephemera related to Murakami's writing and scrapbooks containing interviews, literary reviews, essays and other materials concerned with Murakami's works.
The University hopes the Waseda International House of Literature will help promote and facilitate global exchange just as the official name of the facility suggests and looks forward to creating a cosmopolitan house of literature with and for everyone.
Using Murakami's literary works as a starting point, the Waseda International House of Literature aims to globalise the study and transmission of literature, engaging in initiatives that strive for international exchange.
Furthermore, the library aims to create a space of exchange -- a location that allows for an open international exchange of literature and culture, through seminars, symposiums and special exhibitions.
The Waseda International House of Literature will also strive to provide exhibitions and features online, for all to access.
Videos, including the visual introduction of the Waseda International House of Literature (directed by Kei Shichiri) have been made available on the Waseda International House of Literature's website and official YouTube channel.
Among others, also held are Special Exhibitions: ‘Literature in Architecture, Architecture in Literature’ (2F Exhibition Room) Oct 1, 2021 - Feb 4, 2022; and, Opening Events: Waseda International House of Literature Opening International Symposium, ‘Explore Your Story, Speak Your Heart’ on Nov 20.
-- BERNAMA
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