
Kafka on the Shore
Haruki Murakami (2002)
“A fifteen-year-old boy flees home to escape a prophecy that mirrors Oedipus — while across Japan, an old man who talks to cats walks toward the same convergence.”
EraContemporary / Postmodern
Pages467
Difficulty★★★★☆ Advanced
AP Appearances3
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