Unrealistic Study and Postmodernity in Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore

Authors

  • P. Silambuselvi PG & Research Department of English, Jamal Mohamed College (Autonomous),Tiruchirappalli – 620020
  • M.G. Thajunnisa PG & Research Department of English, Jamal Mohamed College (Autonomous),Tiruchirappalli – 620020

Keywords:

Haruki Murakami, postmodernity. Magical realism, gender roles, dislocation, destiny, chronotype.

Abstract

Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. He is well known writer in Japan and his novels and short stories are most wanted in internationally. Murakami has gone through countless awards for his works, especially his works are changed into 50 languages. His novel Kafka on the Shore (2002) explores the inherent connection of destiny and consequences of his dislocation. The protagonist of the novel is Kafka Tamura a 15 year old boy who leaves his home and father to curse. Another leading character, Nakata is a stranger who has skill at talking with cats. Kafka on the Shore he lists out the concepts like self-independence, metaphysics, limit of conscious and unconscious of human minds, magical realism. In this novel, Murakami examines how people determine and construct meaning for themselves and beingness.

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Published

2024-09-13

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2024): Jamal Academic Research Journal-An Interdisciplinary (JARJ)

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