Cover of Kafka on the Shore

Kafka on the Shore

by Haruki Murakami

2002 · literary fiction · young_adult

Set in 2 places · 1 primary
Sense of Place
5/5
Description · Open Library (CC0)

A boy trying to escape a gruesome oedipedal prophecy, a simple man who can talk to cats, a mysterious librarian, and a woman waiting for a long-dead lover.

Set in

  • Takamatsu · Japan
    Kafka's library refuge
    ★ primary
  • Tokyo · Japan
    Kafka's origin, Nakata's base

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