Kafka on the Shore
by Haruki Murakami

Kafka on the Shore: Genre 1 key example

Key Examples in Kafka on the Shore

Genre
Explanation and Analysis:

Kafka on the Shore is a magical realist novel. Magical realism is a broad term that is more descriptive than categorically rigid, but broadly speaking, a magical realist novel is one in which supernatural events occur in a mundane, otherwise realistic setting. It is distinguished from fantasy or science fiction by the balance of realist and supernatural elements; in magical realism, the former element outweighs the latter.