Book of the Month - June 2025
Kafka on the Shore
Haruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore is the book of the month for June 2025 on BookByBoard
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. *Murakami's new book Novelist as a Vocation is available now* 'Wonderful... Magical and outlandish' Daily Mail 'Hypnotic, spellbinding' The Times 'Cool, fluent and addictive' Daily Telegraph
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Pages
59
Published
Oct 10, 2011 by Random House
Categories
Fiction
Nominated by: Faiyaz Faiyaz
    "Kafka on the Shore" was my first experience with Haruki Murakami, and it left me in awe. The story follows a 15-year-old boy named Kafka who runs away from home and an old man named Nakata who has some really strange abilities. The way their stories are interwoven is fascinating and keeps you hooked till the end.  
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Kafka on the Shore
Haruki Murakami
    "Kafka on the Shore" was my first experience with Haruki Murakami, and it left me in awe. The story follows a 15-year-old boy named Kafka who runs away from home and an old man named Nakata who has some really strange abilities. The way their stories are interwoven is fascinating and keeps you hooked till the end.  
Nomination byFaiyazFaiyazreceived 1 vote
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