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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.
- Haruki Murakami
- 1987
Sep 4, 1987 · A magnificent blending of the music, the mood, and the ethos that was the sixties with the story of one college student's romantic coming of age, Norwegian Wood brilliantly recaptures a young man's first, hopeless, and heroic love.
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"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)", otherwise known as simply "Norwegian Wood", is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1965 album Rubber Soul. It was written mainly by John Lennon, with lyrical contributions from Paul McCartney, and credited to the Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership.
Jun 17, 2018 · Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) (Remastered 2009) · The Beatles Rubber Soul ℗ 2009 Calderstone Productions Limited (a division of Universal ...
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Sep 12, 2000 · A successful, 37-year-old businessman, Toru Watanabe, hears a version of the Beatles' Norwegian Wood, and the music transports him back 18 years to his college days. His best friend, Kizuki, inexplicably commits suicide, after which Toru becomes first enamored, then involved with Kizuki's girlfriend, Naoko.
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Norwegian Wood bears the unmistakable marks of Murakami's hand ― The New York Times Book Review. This book is undeniably hip, full of student uprisings, free love, booze and 1960s pop, it's also genuinely emotionally engaging, and describes the highs of adolescence as well as the lows ― Independent on Sunday.
- Haruki Murakami
A plot summary of the novel Norwegian Wood, which follows Toru Watanabe, a college student in 1968 Tokyo, as he navigates his relationships with Naoko, Midori, and Kizuki. The novel explores themes of love, loss, and mental illness, and features a cover of the Beatles' song "Norwegian Wood" as a motif.
