Our next book club meeting will be on Wednesday, Nov. 19, from 5:00-6:00 pm for our discussion of Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami.
About the book
Toru, a quiet and preternaturally serious young college student in Tokyo, is devoted to Naoko, a beautiful and introspective young woman, but their mutual passion is marked by the tragic death of their best friend years before. Toru begins to adapt to campus life and the loneliness and isolation he faces there, but Naoko finds the pressures and responsibilities of life unbearable. As she retreats further into her own world, Toru finds himself reaching out to others and drawn to a fiercely independent and sexually liberated young woman.
A magnificent blending of the music, the mood, and the ethos that was the sixties with the story of one college student's romantic coming of age, Norwegian Wood brilliantly recaptures a young man's first, hopeless, and heroic love.
About the author
Haruki Murakami (村上春樹) 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. The film Drive My Car, which won an Oscar for Best International Feature Film in 2022, was adapted from Murakami's short story of the same name. Read more about Murakami.
Co-sponsors
Asian American Student Association
The Midnight Mug
Georgetown University Library
Student Library Council member, Catherine Zehner, will facilitate the meeting.
beth.marhanka@georgetown.edu