by Haruki Murakami · labutxaca · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9788496863002
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«Tokio Blues: Norwegian Wood» is the contemporary novel by Haruki Murakami, published by labutxaca in paperback (432 pages, in Spanish).
Toru Watanabe, a student in 1960s Tokyo, is torn between Naoko, a fragile and enigmatic young woman, and Midori, a vital and outgoing girl. With a melancholic tone and brisk pace, Murakami narrates his protagonist's emotional coming-of-age, the disillusionment of first love, and the transition to adulthood.
Translation by Albert Nolla Cabellos. The novel was originally published in 1987; this edition came out in 2007.
Considered a modern classic of Japanese literature, it is a gateway to Murakami for readers of contemporary fiction.
Haruki Murakami is a Japanese writer. His novels, essays, and short stories have been best-sellers in Japan and internationally, with his work translated into 50 languages and having sold millions of copies outside Japan. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Gunzo Prize for New Writers, the World Fantasy Award, the Tanizaki Prize, Yomiuri Prize for Literature, the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, the Noma Literary Prize, the Franz Kafka Prize, the Kiriyama Prize for Fiction, the Goodreads Choice Awards for Best Fiction, the Jerusalem Prize, and the Princess of Asturias Awards.
