Kafka on the5/13/2023 ![]() ![]() Wendy Faris adds that space-time and preconceptions of identity are typically undermined in such fictions, as magical realism entails “the closeness or near-merging of two realms, two worlds … The magical realist vision exists at the intersection of two worlds, at an imaginary point inside a double-sided mirror that reflects in both directions” (Faris 1995, 173). Generally, we can define magical realism as “what happens when a highly detailed, realistic setting is invaded by something too strange to believe” (Strecher 1999, 267). ![]() What Is Magical Realism in Murakami’s Fiction I did use the term “magical realism” above, so let’s take a quick look at a definition. Haruki Murakami’s style is often non-realist. Review of Kafka on the Shore: Genre, Plot, Narrative In a nutshell, it takes quite some… skill to alienate your readers from the perspective of symbolism in a context of magical realism. Why that is will be interesting to analyze, as there are important lessons to learn about how to write symbolism, among other things. Alas, it’s probably the most disappointing Murakami story I’ve read. And so, Kafka on the Shore felt like a great fit. ![]() I’m also a great fan of Haruki Murakami as well as Kafka (one of Murakami’s inspirations). As you might have noticed from previous reviews, I’m a great fan of Japanese literature. ![]()
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