Haruki Murakami, a world-renowned novelist of magical realist fiction, is known for works that are built around an obsessive urge to explore and understand the inner core of the human identity. His heroes routinely journey into a metaphysical realm—the unconscious, the dreamscape, the land of the dead—to examine directly their memories of people and objects they have lost. To celebrate his 50 years in literature, publisher Vintage is releasing a special edition book set commemorating his work.