Postmodern Japanese Fiction: Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami - Part One

This week, Sam, James and Eyad discuss the first half of Kafka on the Shore and Haruki Murakami, a writer who we all loved at some point in our lives.  Join us on Reddit where we tackle some of the novel's biggest questions: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod/comments/haea0g/contemporary_japanese_fiction/   References 2004 Paris Review Interview https://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/2/the-art-of-fiction-no-182-haruki-murakami 1996 New Yorker Interview https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1996/12/23/becoming-japanese Reading of Murakami’s “On Seeing The 100% Perfect Girl One April Morning” https://www.thisamericanlife.org/152/crush/act-three   This is the second novel in our Postmodern Japanese Fiction series. Want to read along and join our discussion?  Join our book club on Reddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CanonicalPod You can support us by rating/liking/sharing our podcast! Subscribe to us here:Apple | Stitcher | Spotify | Google | Youtube You can also support us by buying Kafka on the Shore or another book from one of our curated lists:  https://bookshop.org/shop/CanonicalPod. We earn a commission on every purchase and your local indie bookstore gets a cut too! We are also on social media @CanonicalPod. Follow us to get updates on upcoming episodes!