Internationally renowned Japanese author Haruki Murakami released on Friday his first novel in around three years, a surrealist piece peopled by otherworldly beings where the "real and unreal" mingle.For "The Tale of Kaho," Murakami has also made a woman the sole protagonist of a full-length novel for the first time. The 352-page work follows a picture book author named Kaho who matures as she confronts her relationship with her mother.Murakami, who fell ill and was hospitalized during writing, said in a recent interview with Kyodo News that the experience gave him a renewed sense of passio…READ FULL ARTICLE
