Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami
Set in Tokyo during the late 1960s, the novel follows a college student as he navigates a complex love triangle while grappling with his own mental health and the societal pressures of the time. He's torn between his love for a beautiful but emotionally troubled woman and his growing feelings for a lively, outgoing classmate. As he confronts his past, present, and future, the narrative explores themes of love, loss, and personal growth.
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- Published
- 1987
- Nationality
- Japanese
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 384-400
- Original Language
- Japanese
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- Alternate Titles
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- Crónica Do Pássaro De Corda
- La Ballade de l'impossible
- Naokos Lächeln
- Naokos Lächeln. Nur Eine Liebesgeschichte
- Norské Dřevo
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- 383rd on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 100 Books to Love (Sunday Times)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))
- 500 Must Read Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- A Century of World Literature 1925 - 2025 (Der Spiegel)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- Not the NYT list: 100 fine books from around the world (and not just the USA) of the 21st century (The Bookshop Inc)
- The best Japanese fiction in translation (Penguin Books)
- The Bigger Read List (English PEN)
- The Books You've Always Meant to Read (Waterstones)