Kafka on the Shore

Kafka on the Shore novel by the author Haruki Murakami is the most widespread and loved among all the author's works. The events of the novel revolve around a teenage boy named Kafka who runs away from his home at the age of 15 to a small village outside Tokyo with another character, the old Nakata. The novel is very exciting and full of strange events that attract you from the first page like fish falling from the sky, soldiers living in a forest since World War II, an old man talking to cats in human language, strange worlds, and riddles. Although the two characters do not meet directly in the novel, each influences the other in some way. The novel combines metaphysics, the importance of dreams, the unconscious, and many plot twists that cannot be solved by logical thinking. The boy Kafka will find himself one night under a curse that involves sleeping with his mother and sister and killing his father. How will he get out of this problem? You must not miss all this excitement; reading the novel written in a smooth style in an unbelievable way is a must. Number of pages: 621 Publisher: Cultural Literary Center Author: Haruki Murakami