Time and Timelessness
A Study of Narrative Structure in Murakami Haruki's Kafka on the Shore
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4275480 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Virginia Yeung (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 145-160 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Mosaic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-1276 • E-ISSN: 1925-5683 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/mos.2016.0000 |
| OpenAlex | W2297685073 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 5 |
This essay examines narrative structure and themes in Murakami Haruki's Kafka on the Shore , mainly from the standpoint of time. It argues that many of the novel's central ideas, such as growth, recovery from trauma, and the redemptive value of suffering, are explored through the philosophical concept of time
Aesthetics · Art · Literature · Narrative · Psychoanalysis · Shore · Value (mathematics) · Computer Science · Contemporary Literature and Criticism · Geology · Literature and Cultural Memory · Narrative Theory and Analysis · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |