Fifteen-year-old Kafka Tamura leaves Tokyo to get away from his father and the prophecy he laid on him. He ends up in a quiet library in Takamatsu, with a staff member named Oshima and a woman, Miss Saeki, who may be connected to his past. Separately, Nakata, an elderly man who lost his ability to read in a wartime incident but can speak to cats, begins a strange trek of his own. Haruki Murakami interweaves the stories with sudden events like falling leeches and a pimp-like Colonel Sanders.
It is aimed at readers who like magical realism with a mystery feel, and who do not mind unanswered questions. A rich novel for people who enjoy talking about what happened.
Deep, inward-looking, open-ended and thought-provoking; a moderate read.
Best for readers like The Literary Connoisseur. Which reader are you?
- ISBN
- 9789896603151
- Language
- PT
