Norwegian Wood

ThisstunningandelegiacnovelbytheauthoroftheinternationallyacclaimedWind-UpBirdChroniclehassoldover4millioncopiesinJapanandisnowavailabletoAmericanaudiencesforthefirsttime.Itissuretobealiteraryevent.Toru,aquietandpreternaturallyseriousyoungcollegestudentinTokyo,isdevotedtoNaoko,abeautifulandintrospectiveyoungwoman,buttheirmutualpassionismarkedbythetragicdeathoftheirbestfriendyearsbefore.Torubeginstoadapttocampuslifeandthelonelinessandisolationhefacesthere,butNaokofindsthepressuresandresponsibilitiesoflifeunbearable.Assheretreatsfurtherintoherownworld,Torufindshimselfreachingouttoothersanddrawntoafiercelyindependentandsexuallyliberatedyoungwoman.Apoignantstoryofonecollegestudent'sromanticcoming-of-age,NorwegianWoodtakesustothatdistantplaceofayoungman'sfirst,hopeless,andheroiclove.