Kafka on the Shore

Summary

Kafka on the Shore is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,244 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kafka on the Shore authored Haruki Murakami^[3].
• Kafka on the Shore received the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel^[4].
• Kafka on the Shore received the Q130553019^[5].
• Kafka on the Shore's instance of is recorded as literary work^[6].
• Kafka on the Shore's publisher is recorded as Kodansha^[7].
• Kafka on the Shore's publisher is recorded as Shinchō Bunko^[8].
• Kafka on the Shore's genre is recorded as magic realist fiction^[9].
• Kafka on the Shore's genre is recorded as metafiction^[10].
• Kafka on the Shore's genre is recorded as fantasy^[11].
• Kafka on the Shore's genre is recorded as postmodern fiction^[12].
• Kafka on the Shore's follows is recorded as Sputnik Sweetheart^[13].
• Kafka on the Shore's followed by is recorded as After Dark^[14].
• Kafka on the Shore's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001107662^[15].
• Kafka on the Shore's language of work or name is recorded as Japanese^[16].
• Kafka on the Shore's country of origin is recorded as Japan^[17].
• +2002-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kafka on the Shore^[18].
• Kafka on the Shore's publication date is recorded as +2002-09-12T00:00:00Z^[19].
• Kafka on the Shore's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05vl1x^[20].
• Kafka on the Shore's Open Library ID is recorded as OL17736913W^[21].
• Kafka on the Shore's translator is recorded as Philip Gabriel^[22].
• Kafka on the Shore's Internet Archive ID is recorded as kafkaonshorevol100haru^[23].
• Kafka on the Shore's has edition or translation is recorded as Q126007021^[24].
• Kafka on the Shore's has edition or translation is recorded as Q134031373^[25].
• Kafka on the Shore's has edition or translation is recorded as Kafka on the Shore^[26].
• Kafka on the Shore's has edition or translation is recorded as Q134032155^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Kafka on the Shore authored Haruki Murakami^[3].

Recognition

Awards received include World Fantasy Award for Best Novel^[4], a class of award^[28], founded in 1975^[29] and Q130553019^[5].

Why It Matters

Kafka on the Shore ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,244 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30]

FAQs

What awards did Kafka on the Shore receive?

Honors received include World Fantasy Award for Best Novel^[4] and Q130553019^[5].