by Haruki Murakami · RANDOM HOUSE UK · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099458326
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Kafka on the Shore is a novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami, published in 2002 in Japan and translated into English in 2005. The story follows Kafka Tamura, a young boy who runs away from home to escape a dark prophecy, and Nakata, an old man with the ability to talk to cats. Their paths intertwine in a narrative full of mystery, surreal elements, and deep reflections on destiny, identity, and the connection between the real and the dreamlike.
Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been best-sellers in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into 50 languages and having sold millions of copies outside Japan. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Gunzo Prize for New Writers, the World Fantasy Award, the Tanizaki Prize, Yomiuri Prize for Literature, the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, the Noma Literary Prize, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Kiriyama Prize for Fiction, the Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Fiction, the Jerusalem Prize, and the Princess of Asturias Awards.
