Norwegian Wood – Haruki Murakami | Iconic Literary Fiction (Paperback)

The Haunting Love Story That Made Murakami a Global Literary Superstar

"Evocative, entertaining, sexy and funny; but then Murakami is one of the best writers around." — Time Out

About the Book

When Toru Watanabe hears a familiar Beatles song, he is instantly transported back almost twenty years — to his student days in 1960s Tokyo, and to his first love, Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki.

Adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, and loss, Toru finds himself torn between two very different women: the fragile, melancholic Naoko, and the vivacious, impetuous Midori, who marches into his life and forces him to choose between the past and the future.

Tender, melancholic, and achingly beautiful, Norwegian Wood is a coming-of-age story unlike any other — a meditation on grief, desire, memory, and what it means to truly live.

What Readers & Critics Say

• "A masterly novel." — New York Times
• "Poignant, romantic and hopeless, it beautifully encapsulates the heartbreak and loss of faith." — Sunday Times
• "Murakami's writing trembles with symbolic possibility." — The Guardian
• Sold over 10 million copies in Japan alone upon release
• The novel that introduced Murakami to the world — and changed literary fiction forever

Perfect For

• Fans of literary fiction, coming-of-age stories, and Japanese literature
• Readers who love The Catcher in the Rye, Siddhartha, or On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
• Anyone seeking a deeply emotional, beautifully written love story
• Book clubs and university reading lists

Book Details

• Author: Haruki Murakami
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN: 978-0099448822
• Genre: Literary Fiction / Coming-of-Age / Japanese Fiction

Norwegian Wood — a love story you will carry with you long after the last page.