Norwegian Wood

Name: Norwegian Wood
Brand: Vintage Publishing
SKU: 9780099448822
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Discover Haruki Murakami’s most beloved novel

By Haruki Murakami

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Summary

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami is a poignant coming-of-age story set in 1960s Tokyo. It follows Toru Watanabe, a university student, as he navigates love, loss and the complexities of growing up. The novel delves deeply into themes of romance, mental health and the passage of time.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate beautifully written, melancholic stories about love and loss, set in 1960s Japan. This book offers deep emotional insight and rich character development, making it a compelling read for those who enjoy introspective and poignant narratives.

Norwegian Wood

Toru Watanabe is looking back on the love and passions of his life and trying to make sense of it all. As his first love Naoko sinks deeper into mental despair, he is inexorably pushed to find a new meaning and a new love in order to survive.

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Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami is a hauntingly beautiful and enigmatic love story that catapulted the author into literary stardom in Japan and remains his best-selling novel worldwide.

When Toru Watanabe hears his favourite Beatles song, he is instantly transported back to his university days in Tokyo, nearly twenty years prior. The melody brings forth a stream of vivid memories, particularly of his first love, Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend, Kizuki. Toru’s recollections unravel a poignant narrative filled with uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss, and desire. Amid this turbulent period, a spirited and impetuous young woman named Midori enters his life, prompting Toru to confront a poignant choice between the shadows of his past and the promise of his future.

Murakami masterfully intertwines themes of love and loss with the backdrop of 1960s Tokyo, a period charged with student uprisings, free love, and the countercultural revolution. The novel captures the essence of youth, marked by the highs of exuberance and the lows of heart-wrenching sorrow.

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Experience the spellbinding narrative that has touched readers worldwide, evoking emotional depth and the intricate dance between memory and reality.

Critics have lauded Norwegian Wood for its evocative and entertaining qualities. Time Out praises it as “evocative, entertaining, sexy and funny; but then Murakami is one of the best writers around.” The Guardian highlights, “such is the exquisite, gossamer construction of Murakami's writing that everything he chooses to describe trembles with symbolic possibility.” The Independent on Sunday notes, “this book is undeniably hip, full of student uprisings, free love, booze and 1960s pop, it's also genuinely emotionally engaging, and describes the highs of adolescence as well as the lows.”

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Delve into the rich tapestry of Haruki Murakami’s universe with Norwegian Wood, an unforgettable exploration of youth, love, and the memories that shape us.

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Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami is often compared to The Catcher in the Rye. It evokes both playful and melancholy feelings, filled with emotional engagement, youthful rebellion, and intricate character observations. Many readers find it disarmingly direct yet charmingly evasive, drawing on various literary influences and traditions while maintaining a uniquely compelling and moving narrative.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780099448822

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 May 2001

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 25.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 278g

Pages: 400

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About the Author

Haruki Murakami is the author of many novels as well as short stories and non-fiction. His books include Norwegian Wood, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, 1Q84, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, The Strange Library and Wind/Pinball. His work has been translated into more than 50 languages, and the most recent of his many international honours are the Jerusalem Prize and Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award.