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Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami • Vintage • ISBN 9781400044818

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Kafka on the Shore

Haruki Murakami • Vintage • ISBN-13 9781400044818

ISBN-10 1400044812 • 2005 • Later Edition

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ISBN 9781400044818 • Completeness 73

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Kafka on the Shore is a complex and surreal novel by Haruki Murakami, intertwining the stories of a teenage runaway and an elderly man who can talk to cats. The novel explores themes of identity, memory, and the metaphysical, drawing readers into a world where reality and fantasy blur.

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Publisher: Vintage
HardcoverLater Edition2005
Pages: 505Language: EnglishPaper finish: Matte

Catalog notes

Contributor: Haruki MurakamiMovement: Surrealism

Cultural context

Category: Coming Of AgeCategory: Contemporary FictionCategory: Fantasy ElementsCategory: IdentityCategory: Japanese LiteratureCategory: LiteratureCategory: Magical RealismCategory: MetaphysicalCategory: RealismInfluenced by: Franz KafkaInfluenced by: Gabriel Garcia MarquezInfluenced by: Jorge Luis BorgesInfluenced: Contemporary Japanese AuthorsInfluenced: Western Writers Exploring Magical RealismCornerstone of: Contemporary Japanese Literature

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