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| norwegian wood (ノルウェイの森, Noruwei no Mori) |
First published in Japan by Published in English in 1989 by Kodansha English Library (Japan) - Translated by Alfred Birnbaum Translated by Jay Rubin, UK - Harvill Press 2000, US - Vintage 2000 US Edition: UK Edition: buy from amazon.co.uk
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excerpt available on the Random House site synopsis 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. articles Norwegian Wood in perspective reviews Rubber Souls - An early novel by Haruki Murakami, about late-60's love, owes a debt to the Beatles By Janice Nimura from The New York Times Librarything page for the novel Random House review and reading list topics GETTING TO THE PULP OF HARUKI MURAKAMI’S
NORWEGIAN WOOD: Interesting essay by Eyglo Dada Karlsdottir Tunnel Vision - Steven Poole delves into Haruki Murakami's masterpieces - May 27, 2000 - The GuardianI Love Murakami by Daniel Handler (from Village Voice Sept 27th 2000) Flak Magazine Review by Clay Risen Hanami Web review Complete-review.com details Interesting brief acticle (including Murakami's use of music in N.Wood) at amapedia Interesting review from turtleneck.net Book Reporter review by Alison Kim Reading Group Guide to the novel Review by Benjamin Solah The Road Less Travelled review by Sriyansa Rambling Librarian :: Incidental Thoughts of a Singapore Liblogarian Bookreporter - Review by Alison Kim Nice Blog review by Eli Bendersky’s Bookcrossing review by afraberg The Bookmooch TBR Club Blog review Murakami’s Norwegian Wood: de-romanticising the outsider by Jai Arjun Singh
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