The unlikely alliance between Kafka Tamura, a fifteen-year-old runaway, and the aging Nakata, a man who has never recovered from a wartime affliction, brings dramatic changes to both characters as they embark on a surreal odyssey through a strange, sometimes violent, sometimes fantastical world. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. 100,000 first printing.

Kafka on the Shore displays one of the world’s great storytellers at the peak of his powers.

Here we meet a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who is on the run, and Nakata, an aging simpleton who is drawn to Kafka for reasons that he cannot fathom. As their paths converge, acclaimed author Haruki Murakami enfolds readers in a world where cats talk, fish fall from the sky, and spirits slip out of their bodies to make love or commit murder, in what is a truly remarkable journey.

Product details
Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Vintage (January 3, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1400079276
ISBN-13: 9781400079278
Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 1 x 8 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces