TY - BOOK AU - Murakami , Haruki AU - Rubin, Jay TI - Norwegian wood SN - 9780099448822 AV - PL856 .U673 .N6713 U1 - 895.635 PY - 1987/// CY - London PB - Vintage Books KW - Japanese literature KW - Fiction KW - Mental illness N1 - S ; 790 ; Lexile ; S ; Raz-Plus N2 - "Toru, a quiet and preternaturally 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. Toru begins to adapt to campus life and the loneliness and isolation he faces there, but Naoko finds the pressures and responsibilities of life unbearable. As she retreats further into her own world, Toru finds himself reaching out to others and drawn to a fiercely independent and sexually liberated young woman."--Back cover ER -