The Silence of Snow, The Journey to Kars Summary

A man named Ka, abbreviated from Kerim Alakusoglu, has returned to his native Turkey after a twelve-year absence to attend the funeral of his mother in Istanbul. After seeing friends and spending four days in the city of his birth, he took a two-day bus journey to the city of Erzurum, where he managed to catch the last bus leaving for the northern town of Kars.

The bus driver reluctantly lets Ka board the bus, but tells him it is too late to stow his bag in the luggage area as it is closed, and the bus must leave immediately. Ka takes a seat behind the bus driver next to another traveler, wedging his bag between his legs. The trip to Kars is marked by a fierce snowstorm that...