Norwegian Wood (novel)
E1034163
Norwegian Wood is a melancholic coming-of-age novel by Haruki Murakami that explores love, loss, and emotional turmoil in 1960s Tokyo.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Wood (novel) canonical | 3 |
| Norwegian Wood | 1 |
| Norwegian Wood (1987 novel) | 1 |
| Norwegian Wood characters | 1 |
| Norwegian Wood universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13146209 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norwegian Wood (novel) Context triple: [Norwegian Wood (2010 film), basedOn, Norwegian Wood (novel)]
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Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood is a 2010 Japanese film adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s novel, known for its melancholic coming-of-age story and featuring Rinko Kikuchi in a prominent role.
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B.
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" is a 1965 Beatles song, primarily written by John Lennon, noted for its introspective lyrics and pioneering use of the sitar in Western pop music.
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Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is a introspective novel by Haruki Murakami that follows a man confronting the emotional scars of his youth and the mysterious breakup of his close-knit group of friends.
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The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea is a dark psychological novel by Yukio Mishima that explores adolescent nihilism, idealized masculinity, and the clash between romantic ideals and modern reality.
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E.
An Artist of the Floating World
An Artist of the Floating World is a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro that follows an aging Japanese painter reflecting on his complicity with imperialist propaganda in the aftermath of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norwegian Wood (novel) Target entity description: Norwegian Wood is a melancholic coming-of-age novel by Haruki Murakami that explores love, loss, and emotional turmoil in 1960s Tokyo.
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A.
Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood is a 2010 Japanese film adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s novel, known for its melancholic coming-of-age story and featuring Rinko Kikuchi in a prominent role.
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B.
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" is a 1965 Beatles song, primarily written by John Lennon, noted for its introspective lyrics and pioneering use of the sitar in Western pop music.
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C.
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage is a introspective novel by Haruki Murakami that follows a man confronting the emotional scars of his youth and the mysterious breakup of his close-knit group of friends.
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D.
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea is a dark psychological novel by Yukio Mishima that explores adolescent nihilism, idealized masculinity, and the clash between romantic ideals and modern reality.
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E.
An Artist of the Floating World
An Artist of the Floating World is a novel by Kazuo Ishiguro that follows an aging Japanese painter reflecting on his complicity with imperialist propaganda in the aftermath of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coming-of-age novel
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novel ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ |
| author | Haruki Murakami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| EnglishTranslationPublisher | Vintage International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Tran Anh Hung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Norwegian Wood (2010 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslator | Jay Rubin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9784061860523 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Beatles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Japanese ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Japanese literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Kizuki
NERFINISHED
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Midori Kobayashi NERFINISHED ⓘ Naoko NERFINISHED ⓘ Reiko Ishida NERFINISHED ⓘ Toru Watanabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | Toru Watanabe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of 1960s Tokyo student life
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establishing Haruki Murakami’s popularity in Japan ⓘ melancholic tone ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | ノルウェイの森 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistAgeRange | university student ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | college student ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| publisher | Kodansha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInInstitution | university ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| theme |
coming of age
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grief ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ mental illness ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ sexuality ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| titleInJapanese | ノルウェイの森 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Norwegian Wood (novel) Description of subject: Norwegian Wood is a melancholic coming-of-age novel by Haruki Murakami that explores love, loss, and emotional turmoil in 1960s Tokyo.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Norwegian Wood (2010 film)
this entity surface form:
Norwegian Wood (1987 novel)
this entity surface form:
Norwegian Wood universe
subject surface form:
Norwegian Wood (2010 film)