Haruki Murakami

Norwegian Wood

Name: Norwegian Wood
SKU: NORW
Price: 190 CAD
Availability: InStock

CA$190

Illustrated by Daniel Liévano

Translated By Jay Rubin

Designed in series with the Folio Society edition of Kafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami’s tender and nostalgic Norwegian Wood is illustrated with award-winning Daniel Liévano’s incredible artwork.

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Book Details

Presentation Box & BindingBound in blocked cloth
Blocked and die-cut slipcase
Metallic printed endpapers
Printed in 2 colours throughout in black & green, with integrated illustrated motifs

Dimensions10 inches x 6¾ inches

FontSet in Arno with Futura as display

Pages344 pages

AuthorHaruki Murakami

Illustrated byDaniel Liévano

IllustrationFrontispiece plus 6 colour double-page illustrations, with orange motifs on the reverse

Publication Date13/09/2022

Editor's Notes

When the Beatles song of the book’s title plays over an airplane intercom, Toru Watanabe is reminded of Naoko, his first love. Brought together by a traumatic shared experience, the couple find solace in an intense, complicated relationship in which they cocoon themselves from the rest of the world. A beautiful exploration of love, sexuality and grief, the nostalgic narrative is a departure from the author’s typical magical realism and yet it remains distinctly Murakami. The first illustrated edition of Norwegian Wood features the mesmerising artwork of Daniel Liévano, who was awarded the Society of Illustrators Silver Award for his work on our edition of Kafka on the Shore, and whose vision marries perfectly with the dreamlike prose.

About the Author

Haruki Murakami was born in Kyoto, Japan, in 1949. He grew up in Kobe and studied drama at Waseda University in Tokyo, where he later opened a jazz bar with his wife. In 1979 Murakami won the Gunzou Literature Prize for his first novel, Hear the Wind Sing, which was followed by Pinball, 1973 (1980) and A Wild Sheep Chase (1982, Folio 2024). Further renown followed with Norwegian Wood (1987; Folio 2022), The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (1994–95, Folio 2021), Kafka on the Shore (2002; Folio 2021) and 1Q84 (2009–10). To date, Murakami’s work has been translated into more than 50 languages and his accolades include the World Fantasy Award, the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, and the Jerusalem Prize.

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