Monday, 9 May 2011

Norwegian Wood - Murakami Haruki

This novel probably the most famous book that the talented literature author Murakami had wrote, it was translated in many languages including Vietnamese! Norwegian Wood is like a diary telling the life story of Wantabe Touru. The story first set with the Touru who is now in highschool. His life in the 1969s is quite dull and boring however it was peaceful and relaxing. Touru always hung out with his best friend, Kizuki and Kizuki's childhood as well as girlfriend, Naoko. Things started to go wrong when Kizuki commited suicide. Naoko was psychologically damaged. As the only one left who's close to Naoko, Touru felt that he has to take the responsibility to assist and care for her. But shortly she left his side and back to her hometown where she was then sent to the mountains to live with a rumored female doctor in order to cure her psychological illness. During that time he met another girl and they befriended. The story carries on with Touru encountering more people and problems. Read this book and see what problems they are and how he solved them, or did he ran away?

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