For all lovers of the written word, Haruki Murakami's novel "Norwegian Forest", now published by the publishing house Nova knjiga - the most read novel of all time in Japan.
"Norwegian Forest" has been Murakami's most read book since its publication, selling over four million copies in Japan alone. It was this novel that brought Murakami world fame.
The book, whose title is a direct association with the Japanese translation of the song Norwegain Wood by the Beatles, depicts the fate of young people who do not find their way in the atmosphere that is a consequence of the ruling regime, so the plot of this nostalgic story is set in Tokyo, in the XNUMXs, when they are Japanese students protested against the ruling regime.
However, this rebellion is just the backdrop for a love story. Watanabe, the beat of a Beatles song reminds him of his first love, Naoko, the girlfriend of his best friend Kizuki.
But, at the same time, his mind goes back to the past, to his student days in Tokyo, when a young woman named Midori entered his life. Through the memories of his youthful days, Watanabe develops a relationship with two completely different women - the beautiful and emotionally burdened Naoko and the social and lively Midori.
Depicting the emotional turmoil of the main character, Murakami shows that he is an unparalleled master and a subtle connoisseur of the human heart, the dilemmas and passions that come with love woes.
You can find "Norwegian forest" in all City bookstores in the New Book edition.
For all fans of Murakami's style, the Nova Knjiga publishing house, in addition to "Norwegian Forest", is also preparing his other novels - "Sputnik srce drago", "Kafk na obali"...
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