Record Number |
511589 |
ISBN |
9780099458326 (paperback) |
0099458322 (paperback) |
Author |
Murakami, Haruki, 1949- author. |
Title |
Kafka on the shore / Haruki Murakami ; translated from the Japanese by Philip Gabriel. |
Publisher/Date |
London : Vintage, 2005. |
©2005 |
Pagination etc. |
505 pages ; 20 cm. |
Contents note |
Translation of: Umibe no Kafuka. |
Summary Note |
Kafka on the Shore follows the fortunes of two remarkable characters. Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophecy. The ageing Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his simple life suddenly turned upside down. Their parallel odysseys are enriched throughout by vivid accomplices and mesmerising dramas. Cats converse with people; fish tumble from the sky; a forest harbours soldiers apparently un-aged since WWII. There is a savage killing, but the identity of both victim and killer is a riddle. |
Language note |
Translated from the Japanese. |
Subject |
Runaways -- Fiction |
Interpersonal relations -- Fiction |
Fantasy fiction. |
Added Author |
Gabriel, J. Philip translator. |
Shelf Location |
F MURA |