'Evocative, Entertaining, sexy and funny; but then Murakami is one of the best writers around'
- Time Out

'Norwegian Wood is undeniably hip, full of student uprisings, free love, booze and 1960's pop. It's also genuinely emotionally engaging, and describes the highs of adolescence as well as the lows'
- Independent on Sunday



"Norwegian Wood" is the best selling novel from cult Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. First published in 1987 "Norwegian Wood" has become a global success selling over 10 million copies world-wide. Born in Kyoto, Japan in 1949, Murakami grew up in Kobe and graduated from Waseda University in Toyko. After college, he owned a small jazz bar for seven years. His first novel 'Hear the Wind Sing" (1979) won him the Gonzou Literature Prize for budding writers but it was ten years later with "Norwegian Wood" that he found domestic and international success. His latest novel "IQ84" Books 1 and 2 will be released later in 2011. All Murakami's books are published in the UK by Random House Vintage.

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