The protagonist of this novel has an alter ego referred to as "the boy named Crow" and names himself after a certain Czech writer.
One character in this novel is a truck driver who enjoys Beethoven's Archduke Trio. Other characters include an incorporeal being who takes the form of Colonel Sanders and a cat killer who takes the form of Johnnie Walker. An incident in this novel in which several schoolchildren fall into comas while picking mushrooms is the catalyst for Mr. Nakata's ability to talk to cats and to cause fish to rain from the sky. The transsexual Oshima works at Miss Saeki's library, where the protagonist of this work stays while the police look for him in connection to the murder of his father, a famous sculptor. The protagonist of this novel has an alter ego referred to as "the boy named Crow" and names himself after a certain Czech writer. For 10 points, name this Haruki Murakami novel about a fifteen-year-old runaway.
One character in this novel is a truck driver who enjoys Beethoven's Archduke Trio.
{Kafka} on the {Shore} [or {Umibe no Kafuka}]