A young truck driver, Hoshino, is drawn into Nakata’s journey and helps him. His search for one cat leads him to encounter great evil and sets him on a path to set the universe, which has gotten off track, back the way it should be. Now an old man, Nakata supplements his disability income by finding local families’ lost pets. In exchange for his memory and intellect, the accident left him with the ability to talk to cats. As a result of his accident, he has no memories of the past or ability to form memories in the present. The victim of a bizarre childhood accident that forever changed him, Nakata navigates the world in a simple-minded, organic fashion. As the novel progresses, Nakata’s life story and his separate journey to Takamatsu become entwined with Kafka’s. A young woman whom he meets on the bus to Takamatsu, Sakura the hairdresser, may be his sister.Įach chapter narrated by Kafka alternates with a chapter about a mysterious older man named Nakata. The enigmatic director of the library, Miss Saeki, may be his mother. Kafka takes refuge in a small private library outside Takamatsu, where he meets an understanding, supportive and intelligent transgender young gay man named Oshima.
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