Norwegian Wood

by Haruki Murakami · first published 1987

Norwegian Wood (ノルウェイの森, Noruwei no Mori) is a 1987 novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami. The novel is a nostalgic story of loss. It is told from the first-person perspective of Toru Watanabe, who looks back on his days as a college student living in Tokyo. Through Watanabe's reminiscences, readers see him develop relationships with two very different women—the beautiful yet emotionally troubled Naoko, and the outgoing, lively Midori.

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Genre:

Romance, Bildungsroman

Original language:

Japanese

Reader rating:

★ 3.9 / 5 (122 on Open Library)

Year page:

1987