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Why Should You Read “Kafka on the Shore”? Instructional VideoWhy Should You Read “Kafka on the Shore”? Instructional Video
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9th - Higher Ed
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Why Should You Read “Kafka on the Shore”?

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Haruki Murakami's Kafka on the Shore was selected as one of the 10 Best Books of 2005. A short video provides insight into the many threads that form the tapestry of the prize-winning novel.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

japanese literature, world literature, fantasy, literary analysis, imagery, characterization, narrators, unreliable narrators, first-person point of view, japanese history, magical realism

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign class members different excerpts from the novel and have them investigate the references in their passage

Classroom Considerations

  • Class members should have some familiarity with magical realism

Pros

  • The "Dig Deeper" section of the resource includes links to blogs that provide information about the many cultural, historic, and musical references in the novel

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.9-10.3 SL.11-12.3

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