Murakami, Haruki creator Rubin, Jay text xx New York Vintage International ©2000 2000 monographic und

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296 pages: 21 cm "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. "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). Haruki Murakami ; translated from the Japanese by Jay Rubin. in English College students Japan Tokyo FICTION College students FICTION Man-woman relationships Japan Tokyo FICTION Tokyo (Japan) Fiction M93n 2000 978-0-375-70402-4 251212 20260803094205.0