KAFKA ON THE SHORE
Publisher: Alfred A Knopf
Published: 2005
Number of pages: 512
ISBN-13: 9780099458326
First sentence: "So you're all set for money, then?" the boy named Crow asks in his characteristic sluggish voice. The kind of voice you have when you've just woken up and your mouth still feels heavy and dull. But he's just pretending. He's totally awake. As always.