Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami

Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami is a surreal and intricate novel that intertwines the stories of two characters. Kafka Tamura, a 15-year-old runaway, leaves home to escape his father’s curse and seek his long-lost sister and mother. Parallel to Kafka’s journey is the story of Nakata, an elderly man with the ability to communicate with cats, who is searching for a missing cat and becomes entangled in mysterious events. The novel explores themes of identity, consciousness, and the intersection between reality and dreams through a narrative rich with magical realism and philosophical reflection.