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Haruki Murakami to release first novel in three years with ‘The Tale of Kaho’
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Haruki Murakami to release first novel in three years with ‘The Tale of Kaho’

The Japan Times·Alyssa I. Smith·about 1 month ago
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A new Haruki Murakami novel is arriving this summer, and with it, the promise of another enigmatic journey. Publisher Shinchosha announced Thursday that the internationally beloved author will release “The Tale of Kaho” on July 3, marking his first full-length work in three years. The 352-page novel will center on Kaho, a 26-year-old picture book author. According to the publisher, it is the first time Murakami has written a novel with a woman as the sole protagonist. He has, however, written female protagonists in short stories such as “Sleep” and “Thailand.” The book is a revised and expanded version of Murakami’s four-part “Kaho” series, which begins with the eponymous character going on a blind date with a rude motorcyclist (“I’ve dated all kinds of women in my life,” the man said, “but I have to say I’ve never seen one as ugly as you."), followed by an encounter with an anteater couple and other strange occurrences.…

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