About the book
A beautiful special edition of the haunting, enigmatic love story which is Murakami's bestselling title throughout the world.
Autumn 1969, and soon I would be 20.
When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss and desire – to a time when an impetuous young woman called Midori marches into his life and he has to choose between the future and the past.
VINTAGE JAPANESE CLASSICS - nine masterpieces of Japanese fiction in gorgeous new gift editions.
‘Such is the exquisite, gossamer construction of Murakami’s writing that everything he chooses to describe trembles with symbolic possibility’ Guardian
'Poignant, romantic and hopeless, it beautifully encapsulates the heartbreak and loss of faith' Sunday Times
'A masterly novel' New York Times
TRANSLATED BY JAY RUBIN
Editions of Norwegian Wood
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781784877996
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780307744661
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781860468001
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780375704024
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780099448822
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780307950628
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781529988420
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780099554561
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780099584353
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781529957716
- EBook
- ISBN 9781448103706
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307762719
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781473582569
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780804166652
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780804166669
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A beautiful special edition of the haunting, enigmatic love story which is Murakami's bestselling title throughout the world.
Autumn 1969, and soon I would be 20.
When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss and desire – to a time when an impetuous young woman called Midori marches into his life and he has to choose between the future and the past.
VINTAGE JAPANESE CLASSICS - nine masterpieces of Japanese fiction in gorgeous new gift editions.
‘Such is the exquisite, gossamer construction of Murakami’s writing that everything he chooses to describe trembles with symbolic possibility’ Guardian
'Poignant, romantic and hopeless, it beautifully encapsulates the heartbreak and loss of faith' Sunday Times
'A masterly novel' New York Times
TRANSLATED BY JAY RUBIN
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Norwegian Wood about?
A beautiful special edition of the haunting, enigmatic love story which is Murakami's bestselling title throughout the world.
Autumn 1969, and soon I would be 20.
When he hears her favourite Beatles song, Toru Watanabe recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. Immediately he is transported back almost twenty years to his student days in Tokyo, adrift in a world of uneasy friendships, casual sex, passion, loss and desire – to a time when an impetuous young woman called Midori marches into his life and he has to choose between the future and the past.
VINTAGE JAPANESE CLASSICS - nine masterpieces of Japanese fiction in gorgeous new gift editions.
‘Such is the exquisite, gossamer construction of Murakami’s writing that everything he chooses to describe trembles with symbolic possibility’ Guardian
'Poignant, romantic and hopeless, it beautifully encapsulates the heartbreak and loss of faith' Sunday Times
'A masterly novel' New York Times
TRANSLATED BY JAY RUBIN
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Norwegian Wood?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general
Where can I read a sample of Norwegian Wood?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781784877996
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Norwegian Wood?
Haruki Murakami
Who is the Publisher of the book Norwegian Wood?
Random House
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Norwegian Wood is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781784877996) and paperback(ISBN 9780307744661) and paperback(ISBN 9781860468001) and paperback(ISBN 9780375704024) and paperback(ISBN 9780099448822) and paperback(ISBN 9780307950628) and paperback(ISBN 9781529988420) and paperback(ISBN 9780099554561) and paperback(ISBN 9780099584353) and paperback(ISBN 9781529957716) and ebook(ISBN 9781448103706) and ebook(ISBN 9780307762719) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781473582569) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780804166652) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780804166669)
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