Which book does Kafka read in the hotel room where he is sleeping?

• A. The Odyssey
• B. The Arabian Nights
• C. Moby-Dick
• D. One Hundred Years of Solitude

Answer: (B)

Kafka reads The Arabian Nights in the hotel room, and that choice is meaningful because it frames his journey through a mosaic of stories where ordinary reality can shift into the fantastical. Murakami uses a book of Scheherazade’s tales to echo how Kafka navigates fate, chance, and self-discovery as he moves between waking life and dreamlike moments. The Arabian Nights, with its themes of transformation and encounters with strange figures, resonates with the novel’s blend of realism and surreal elements, highlighting how storytelling shapes perception and reality. The other works aren’t the ones described in that scene, making The Arabian Nights the best fit.