![]() ![]() With only a backpack of possessions, Kafka gets on a bus bound for Shikoku in Western Japan. But he fears that no matter how far he runs, he will never be able to escape a dark omen that follows him everywhere. ![]() Kafka has spent years building up his physical and mental strength, training to be able to escape his cruel father and survive as a runaway. Both his older sister and his mother left the family when Kafka was just four, so this is the only memory he has of them. Feeling as if he is preparing for a journey that will change him forever, Kafka packs a knife, some money, and a picture of himself and his older sister on the beach from when Kafka was young. Crow (an imagined persona whom Kafka consults for advice when he finds himself in stressful situations) advises Kafka to be tough and strong. ![]() Kafka has decided that he will run away from his home in Tokyo on his fifteenth birthday. ![]()
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