Bound in blocked cloth Set in Arno with Futura as display 528 pages Frontispiece plus 6 colour illustrations including 3 double-page spreads, each with red motifs on reverse Printed throughout in black and blue, including 41 illustrated motifs Metallic printed endpapers Blocked and die-cut slipcase 10? x 6¾?. His vision of loneliness and philosophical awakening has been beautifully interpreted by award-winning Colombian artist Daniel Liévano, whose stunning illustrations, motifs and binding design make this an artist?s book and one of Folio?s finest editions to date. In his deeply personal new introduction to this edition, Murakami revisits the emotionally charged experience of creating 15-year-old Kafka?s journey from confused runaway to enlightened sage. A master of magical realism, Murakami draws the reader into his world and makes them want to stay, despite the darkness he is so adept at portraying, and this truthful yet romantic storytelling has earned him millions of devoted fans around the world. Teetering on the edge of a dreamworld, Haruki Murakami?s novels operate in the space between reality and fantasy, sanity and insanity ? and Kafka on the Shore is no exception. With Kafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami gives us a novel every bit as ambitious and expansive as The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, which has been acclaimed both here and around the world for its uncommon ambition and achievement, and whose still-growing popularity suggests that it will be read and admired for decades to come. Newly introduced by Haruki Murakami, this outstanding Folio Society collector?s edition of Kafka on the Shore features the enigmatic and fantastical artwork of illustrator Daniel Liévano. First edition, first printing - a stunning new Collectors edition from the Folio Society, selling very fast.

Signed by the artist Daniel Liévano via affixed bookplate.

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