Kafka on the Shore
Description
In Haruki Murakami's surreal masterpiece, Kafka on the Shore, a teenage boy named Kafka Tamura flees his home, embarking on a quest to find his mother and sister while evading a dark prophecy. Simultaneously, an elderly man named Nakata, blessed with the ability to talk to cats, finds himself inexplicably drawn into Kafka's journey. Their parallel paths weave through a dreamlike landscape populated by talking felines, enigmatic figures, and bizarre phenomena, including raining fish. This novel masterfully explores themes of fate, identity, and the subconscious, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy in Murakami's signature, captivating style.
Available Editions
paperback
Vintage International
Published Jan 1, 2005
480 pages
ISBN: 9781400079278
paperback
Casa das Letras
Published Jan 1, 2007
592 pages
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Details
First Published
2002
Language
eng
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Content and trigger warnings for Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami.