Norwegian Wood (novel)
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Norwegian Wood is a melancholic coming-of-age novel by Haruki Murakami that explores love, loss, and emotional turmoil in 1960s Tokyo.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norwegian Wood | 1 |
| Norwegian Wood (1987 novel) | 1 |
| Norwegian Wood characters | 1 |
| Norwegian Wood universe | 1 |
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
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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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subject surface form:
Norwegian Wood (2010 film)
subject surface form:
Norwegian Wood (2010 film)
this entity surface form:
Norwegian Wood universe
this entity surface form:
Norwegian Wood (1987 novel)