Our picks
Kafka on the Shore
by Haruki Murakami
One of The New York Times' 10 Best Books of 2005, Kafka on the Shore
displays one the world's great storytellers at the peak of his powers.
We meet a teenage boy. Kafka Tamura, who is on the run and Nakata, an aging
simpleton who is drawn to Kafka for reasons he cannot fathom. As their paths
converge, the story enfolds readers in a world where cats talk, fish
fall from the sky, and spirits slip out of their bpdies to make love
or commit murder, in what is a truly remarkable journey.
—— Description from
Edmonton Public Library
House of Leaves
by Mark Z. Danielewski
A story about a young man who finds a manuscript about a family's
documentary, The Navidson Record, which details their experiences with
a strange house. The young man becomes all encompassed with the text
and story, which alters the course of his own life.
—— Description from
Study
No Longer Human
by Osamu Dazai
It tells the story of a troubled man incapable of revealing his true
self to others, and who instead maintains a facade, later turning to a
life of alcoholism and drug abuse before his final disappearance. The
original title translates as "Disqualified as a human being".
—— Description from
Wikipedia