Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami - ISBN: 9781613834732
Hardcover
Now available to American audiences for the first time, “Norwegian Wood” is the story of a young Japanese student devoted to a beautiful young woman, but their mutual passions are marred by the tragic death of their best friend.

Norwegian Wood

  • Hardcover

    296 pages

  • Release Date

    11 September 2000

Summary

First American Publication
This stunning and elegiac novel by the author of the internationally acclaimed Wind-Up Bird Chronicle has sold over 4 million copies in Japan and is now available to American audiences for the first time.It is sure to be a literary event.
Toru, a quiet and preternaturally serious young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young woman, but their mutual passion is marked by the tragic death of their best friend years b…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781613834732
ISBN-10:161383473X
Author:Haruki Murakami, Jay Rubin
Publisher:Turtleback Books
Imprint:Turtleback Books
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:296
Release Date:11 September 2000
Weight:295g
Dimensions:198mm x 127mm x 23mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

A masterly novel… . Norwegian Wood bears the unmistakable marks of Murakami s hand. “The New York Times Book Review”
Norwegian Wood … not only points to but manifests the author s genius. “Chicago Tribune”
[A] treat … Murakami captures the heartbeat of his generation and draws the reader in so completely you mourn when the story is done. “The Baltimore Sun”
Vintage Murakami [and] easily the most erotic of [his] novels. “Los Angeles Times Book Review””
“A masterly novel… . Norwegian Wood bears the unmistakable marks of Murakami’s hand.” -“The New York Times Book Review”
“Norwegian Wood … not only points to but manifests the author’s genius.” -“Chicago Tribune”
”[A] treat … Murakami captures the heartbeat of his generation and draws the reader in so completely you mourn when the story is done.” -“The Baltimore Sun”
“Vintage Murakami [and] easily the most erotic of [his] novels.” -“Los Angeles Times Book Review”

About The Author

Haruki Murakami

Haruki Murakami lives near Tokyo.
Newly translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin.

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