I was reading Kafka on the Shore and thinking that the frequent mention of crows must have some symbolic value. Then I visited Japan and I understood: Murakami

I was reading Kafka on the Shore and thinking that the frequent mention of crows must have some symbolic value. Then I visited Japan and I understood: Murakami was just being realistic. Crows are everywhere. It is quite ominous to walk through a quiet Japanese park (and I mean dead quiet) and suddenly see a huge flock of crows appear.