Norwegian Wood

 

The book Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami captures a nostalgic past of melancholy, portrayed charmingly as a tale of love and friendship. Our protagonist Toru Watanabe (37-year-old) intriguing back to the memories of his days as a student in Tokyo while listening to the song of Norwegian Wood by Beatles'.Prior to few years of having his best friend Kizuki unexpectedly commit suicide, Toru is deeply shattered and turmoils to the emotional grief of loss during which he rekindles the friendship with Naoko (his deceased friend's girlfriend). Naoko is a beautiful young woman leading her days with fragility and vulnerability reminiscing the memories of her love with Kizuki.

Toru and Naoko are connected through the mutual pain for the tragic death of their best friend and searching for solace amongst the chaos of life. The book comprises detailed explanations of Toru attending his classes at University, events of his dorm routines, circumstances of his part-time job, and varied hunger for his sexual encounters.
Toru roots up his relationship with Naoko and spends the night of her 20th birthday together. Later Naoko shattered with her unbearable pressures and responsibilities of life vanishes herself to a world of mental health residency leaving Toru completely clueless. Eventually, Naoko writes up to Toru stating she has joined Ami Hospital to heal with her depression trauma. Meanwhile, Toru dealing with the attempts of loneliness and isolation meets a new girl named Midori (classmate) exceptionally bold and complete contrast to Naoko. Midori deals with prominent losses of people in her life yet always stays enthusiastic and strong.

Toru begins to visit Naoko in her sanatorium to help her deal with trauma where he encounters an inspiring person Reiko (Naoko's roommate and friend) who is completely aware of their relationship and past. Eventually, Toru goes into turmoil between the choice of both the women (Naoko and Midori) holding upon all the tragedies and experiences. Murakami explores the subtleness of his narration by portraying even the tiniest details of one's lifestyle and picturesque events. Overall it's melancholic with unfortunate situations at a relatively youthful period yet thoughtful and optimistic. 


Title: Norwegian Wood
Authors: Haruki Murakami
Genre: Contemporary, Fictional

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