The Tale of Kaho - by Haruki Murakami (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

The new novel from the beloved and internationally bestselling Haruki Murakami: the story of a children's book illustrator and her unforgettable Kafka-esque quest.

One evening in Tokyo, a woman named Kaho goes on a date that sets off a strange series of events. After an unsettling dream that forces her to question her safety, Kaho moves to a new neighborhood and discovers a pair of talking anteaters living under her floorboards. They are urgently in need of help, they tell her, for an alarming task; in return, they will offer their protection. Kaho agrees to these mysterious terms and is plunged into a dark world where her loved ones become unrecognizable. As she sketches a new book about a girl struggling with abandonment, Kaho must also face the issue at the heart of her troubles: her relationship with her own mother.

The Tale of Kaho is a tour de force of imagination and intrigue, whimsy and philosophy. A fable, a journey, and a wholly propulsive story, it is the work of a writer like no other.

About the Author

HARUKI MURAKAMI was born in Kyoto in 1949 and now lives near Tokyo. His work has been translated into more than fifty languages, and one of the most recent of his many international honors is the Cino Del Duca World Prize, whose previous recipients include Jorge Luis Borges, Ismail Kadare, Mario Vargas Llosa, and Joyce Carol Oates.