{"id":36431,"date":"2025-05-12T13:33:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T04:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/?p=36431"},"modified":"2025-06-17T15:43:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T06:43:03","slug":"icc-book-night-2024-6-en-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/news\/2025\/05\/12\/36431\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC Book Night at The Waseda International House of Literature; The Haruki Murakami Library! ~A book for the Unknown You~ (6\/18)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Photo by The Waseda International House of Literature (The Haruki Murakami Library)<\/p><\/div>\n

Two strangers meet. A quiet conversation begins.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

At the ICC <\/span><\/span>Book Night<\/span><\/span><\/span>, <\/span>you’ll<\/span> be paired with a fellow participant, and through shared words and laughter, <\/span>you\u2019ll<\/span> begin to glimpse each other\u2019s inner worlds.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span>After getting to know each other, <\/span>you’ll<\/span> wander the quiet shelves of the Haruki Murakami Library, not to find a book for yourself, but to find one <\/span><\/span>for <\/span><\/span><\/span>your partner. <\/span><\/span>It might be a story that mirrors their spirit, a tale you sense they would like, or simply a message wrapped between pages that you wish to send them.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Later, with a drink in hand, <\/span>we\u2019ll<\/span> gather in small circles to share the reason behind each book we chose.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>
<\/span> In this simple act of giving a story, you may find one given to you that opens a door you <\/span>didn\u2019t<\/span> know was waiting.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

You <\/span>don\u2019t<\/span> need to be a reader to join, just someone willing to listen, to offer, and to discover.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n