In 'The Strange Library,' Haruki Murakami unfolds a tantalizing tale that begins with a seemingly innocent visit to a local library. A boy's curiosity about tax collection in the Ottoman Empire leads him to a labyrinth beneath the library, where an old man imprisons him. Alongside a mystical sheep man capable of conjuring delicious donuts and a silent girl who communicates through hand gestures, he devises a plan to escape the nightmarish confines. As they navigate a realm woven by Murakami's vivid imagination, the boy is reminded that his mother awaits his return, and that the old man poses a gruesome threat. With full-color illustrations and design by Chip Kidd, Murakami's short novel invites readers into a darkly fantastic world.