Kafka on the Shoreby Haruki MurakamiFebruary 13, 2013 Kafka on the Shore is powered by two remarkable characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who runs away from home either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for his long-missing mother and sister; and an aging simpleton called Nakata, who never recovered from a wartime affliction and now is drawn toward Kafka for reasons that he cannot fathom. As their paths converge, and the reasons for that convergence become clear, 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. Kafka on the Shore displays one of the world’s great storytellers at the peak of his powers. |
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Presenter
Dr. David Howell currently holds the Pieper Family Endowed Chair for Servant-Leadership. He is also an associate professor in the General Studies Department. He teaches courses in literature, technical communication, and research methods. He received an M.F.A. in poetry from the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and an individual interdisciplinary Ph.D. from Washington State University. Howell’s writing has appeared in a wide variety of publications including Seven Hundred Kisses and Pillow: Exploring the Heart of Eros, and he published a poetry chapbook titled In Sixteen Hands of Shadow.
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