A wanderer walks through a harbor town among ships and old buildings in a black-and-white manga retelling of a novel’s opening

Prompt

Read the opening of the novel [BOOK]  by  [AUTHOR]. Create a manga page with one opening panel on the left side and four panels on the right side that visually retell the very beginning of the story. Each panel should follow the narrative progression of the opening scene. Classic black and white manga style, expressive ink lines, cinematic framing, strong storytelling composition.