THE BOY

NAME CROW
S A L C E D O | RO L DA N
 HARUKI MURAKAMI
• He is s a popular Japanese writer and
translator. His books and stories have been
best sellers in japan as well as internationally,
with his work being translated into 50
languages and selling millions of copies outside
his native country. His work has been
described as 'easily accessible, yet profoundly
complex'. Since childhood, Murakami has been
heavily influenced by Western culture,
particularly Western music and literature. He
grew up reading a range of works by American
writers, such as Kurt Vonnegut and Richard
Brautigan, and he is often distinguished from
other Japanese writers by his Western
influences.
HARUKI MURAKAMI

• Born: January 12, 1949

• Age: 68yrs old
• From: Fushimi-ku,Kyoto Kyoto
Prefecture, Japan
 SETTINGS

Most of the novels takes

place in two locations in
Japan. Nakano Ward of
Tokyo and Takamatsu,
Japan. Many scenes also
take place in the
wilderness particularly
mountains. The precise
location of wilderness
scenes is intentionally
left ambiguous.
 SUMMARY
• In "The Boy Named Crow," a prologue of sorts, "Kafka" Tamura is preparing to run
away from his home in Tokyo. He wanted to find a job to get his own money and he
was never been close to his dad and it is enough reason for him to come up for a
decision of running away from home. Tomorrow is Kafka's fifteenth birthday and he's
up to finally run away when he saw the boy named Crow at the office of his dad and
Crow asked him how much money will he need and he answered Y400,000. He has
taken a substantial amount of money from his father, he taught Crow will make his
escape plan easier but he expected wrong. Crow asked him a lot of questions about
Kafka's plan after finally running away and Kafka felt silent. Crow made Kafka see
that he is only 15 years old and it seems impossible for him to live without the
support from his Dad. But Kafka is really eager for independence, so he disregard the
what if's that Crow made him see and run away from home, journey to a far-off
town and live in a corner of a small library. At last he regretted running away from
their home and not listening to crow's advice and tells that it sounds like a fairytale,
But it's no fairy tale.
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