“Norwegian Wood” Book Cover

Book cover for “Norwegian Wood” by Haruki Murakami.
The novel is about Toru Watanabe who recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. We are transported back to his student days in Tokyo, to 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.
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The novel is about Toru Watanabe who recalls his first love Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki. We are transported back to his student days in Tokyo, to 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.
