Murakami’s ‘Colorless Tsukuru’ dated for August 2014. — AFP pic

NEW YORK, Dec 11 — Haruki Murakami’s US publisher has revealed that the English language translation of “Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and his Years of Pilgrimage” is due for release on August 12, 2014.

Published in Japan this past April to a rapturous reception, the novel sold 1 million copies in its first week print run.

These most recent low-key updates to Random House’s website indicate that “Colorless Tsukuru” will be made available in hardback, e-book and audiobook formats.

Amazon soon mirrored the date with a pre-order page for the hardcover and CD, while links listed by Knopf parent company Random House implied that a dozen other major booksellers, from Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million to iBooks, Kobo and Google Play, were expected to follow in due course. – AFP-Relaxnews