Kafka on the Shore
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4.1 • 18 Ratings
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- £9.99
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- £9.99
Publisher Description
Brought to you by Penguin.
Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy.
The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down.
As their parallel odysseys unravel, cats converse with people; fish tumble from the sky; a ghost-like pimp deploys a Hegel-spouting girl of the night; a forest harbours soldiers apparently un-aged since World War II. There is a savage killing, but the identity of both victim and killer is a riddle - one of many which combine to create an elegant and dreamlike masterpiece.
'Wonderful... Magical and outlandish' Daily Mail
'Hypnotic, spellbinding' The Times
'Cool, fluent and addictive' Daily Telegraph
© Haruki Marakami 2005 (P) Penguin Audio 2020
Customer Reviews
Enjoyable
Lost in some parts but got there in the end. Very enjoyable book.
Intriguing and enigmatic
Ok! This novel left me with mixed feelings, but I think it's precisely this puzzling and enigmatic quality that makes Murakami’s writing so intriguing. I found myself captivated by its unconventional narrative and complex characters. Despite the initial confusion, I couldn't help but fall in love with Murakami's storytelling once again. It's a masterpiece that keeps you thinking long after you've turned the last page. Five stars without a doubt!