{"product_id":"norwegian-wood-9780375704024","title":"Norwegian Wood","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eKafka on the Shore: \u003c\/i\u003eA magnificent coming-of-age story steeped in nostalgia, \"a masterly novel\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) blending the music, the mood, and the ethos that were the sixties with a young man's hopeless and heroic first love. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow with a new introduction by the author.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Toru, a 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. As Naoko retreats further into her own world, Toru finds himself drawn to a fiercely independent and sexually liberated young woman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Stunning and elegiac, \u003ci\u003eNorwegian Wood\u003c\/i\u003e first propelled Haruki Murakami into the forefront of the literary scene.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375704024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.17w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 911\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2000 pg. 911\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2000 pg. 1798\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/24\/2000 pg. 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker (The)\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/11\/2000 pg. 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/03\/2000\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Haruki Murakami","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45276439347381,"sku":"9780375704024","price":14.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_423e7217-95da-404c-8fb9-da93916a980d.jpg?v=1744123260","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/norwegian-wood-9780375704024","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}