NORWEGIAN WOOD

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“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 “

—Independent on Sunday

“Evocative, entertaining, sexy and funny; but then Murakami is one of the best writers around”

—Time Out

Author: Haruki Murakami

Year: 1987

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Summary:

Stunning and elegiac, Norwegian Wood first propelled Haruki Murakami into the forefront of the literary scene.

Toru, a 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 before. As Naoko retreats further into her own world, Toru finds himself drawn to a fiercely independent and sexually liberated young woman.

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