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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.



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Wonderful... Magical and outlandish * Daily Mail *
A magnificently bewildering achievement... Brilliantly conceived, bold in its surreal scope, sexy and driven by a snappy plot... Exuberant storytelling * Independent on Sunday *
Cool, fluent and addictive * Daily Telegraph *
Hypnotic, spellbinding * The Times *
Addictive... Exhilarating... A pleasure * Evening Standard *

Kafka on the Shore

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    A Paperback / softback by Haruki Murakami


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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: 06/10/2005
      ISBN13: 9780099458326, 978-0099458326
      ISBN10: 0099458322
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      Fiction Dystopian & Alternative History Fiction Books by Haruki Murakami

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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.



      Trade Review
      Wonderful... Magical and outlandish * Daily Mail *
      A magnificently bewildering achievement... Brilliantly conceived, bold in its surreal scope, sexy and driven by a snappy plot... Exuberant storytelling * Independent on Sunday *
      Cool, fluent and addictive * Daily Telegraph *
      Hypnotic, spellbinding * The Times *
      Addictive... Exhilarating... A pleasure * Evening Standard *

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