Norwegian wood /
Murakami, Haruki
Norwegian wood / Haruki Murakami ; translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin. - New York : Vintage International, ©2000. - 296 pages: 21 cm
"Originally published in Japan in two volumes as Noruwei no mori by Kodansha Ltd. in 1987"--T.p. verso. Includes translator`s note (p. 295-296).
"Toru, a quiet and preternaturally 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. Toru begins to adapt to campus life and the loneliness and isolation he faces there, but Naoko finds the pressures and responsibilities of life unbearable. As she retreats further into her own world, Toru finds himself reaching out to others and drawn to a fiercely independent and sexually liberated young woman"--P. [4] of cover.
in English
978-0-375-70402-4
College students--Japan--Tokyo--FICTION
College students--FICTION
Man-woman relationships--Japan--Tokyo--FICTION
Tokyo (Japan)--Fiction
M93n 2000
Norwegian wood / Haruki Murakami ; translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin. - New York : Vintage International, ©2000. - 296 pages: 21 cm
"Originally published in Japan in two volumes as Noruwei no mori by Kodansha Ltd. in 1987"--T.p. verso. Includes translator`s note (p. 295-296).
"Toru, a quiet and preternaturally 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. Toru begins to adapt to campus life and the loneliness and isolation he faces there, but Naoko finds the pressures and responsibilities of life unbearable. As she retreats further into her own world, Toru finds himself reaching out to others and drawn to a fiercely independent and sexually liberated young woman"--P. [4] of cover.
in English
978-0-375-70402-4
College students--Japan--Tokyo--FICTION
College students--FICTION
Man-woman relationships--Japan--Tokyo--FICTION
Tokyo (Japan)--Fiction
M93n 2000