Books

Norwegian Wood (novel)

Norwegian Wood (ノルウェイの森 Noruwei no Mori) is a 1987 novel by Japanese author Haruki Murakami.[1] The novel is a nostalgic story of loss and burgeoning sexuality.[2] It is told from the first-person perspective of Toru Watanabe, who looks back on his days as a college student living in Tokyo.[3] Through Watanabe’s reminiscences we see him develop relationships with two very different women — the beautiful yet emotionally troubled Naoko, and the outgoing, lively Midori.[4]

Norwegian Wood
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First English-language edition

Author Haruki Murakami
Original title Noruwei no Mori
ノルウェイの森
Translator Alfred Birnbaum
Country Japan
Language Japanese
Genre Coming of age novel
Publisher Kodansha

Publication date

1987

Published in English

2000
Media type Print (Paperback)
Pages 296 (US Paperback)
400 (UK Paperback)
ISBN 0-375-70402-7 (US edition)
ISBN 0-09-944882-3 (UK edition)

ISBN 4-06-203516-2 (JP edition)

OCLC 42692182

Dewey Decimal

895.6/35 21
LC Class PL856.U673 N6713 2000

The novel is set in Tokyo during the late 1960s, at a time when Japanese students, like those of many other nations, were protesting against the established order.[5] While it serves as the backdrop against which the events of the novel unfold, Murakami (through the eyes of Watanabe and Midori) portrays the student movement as largely weak-willed and hypocritical.

Murakami adapted the first section of the novel from an earlier short story, “Firefly”. The story was subsequently included in the collection Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman.[6]

Norwegian Wood was hugely popular with Japanese youth and made Murakami something of a superstar in his native country (apparently much to his dismay at the time).[7][8]

film adaptation of the same name was released in 2010, directed by Tran Anh Hung.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Wood_(novel)

Dance Dance Dance (novel)

Dance Dance Dance (ダンス・ダンス・ダンス Dansu Dansu Dansu) is the sixth novel by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. First published in 1988, it was translated into English by Alfred Birnbaum in 1994. The book is a sequel to Murakami’s novel A Wild Sheep Chase. In 2001, Murakami said that writing Dance Dance Dance had been a healing act after his unexpected fame following the publication of Norwegian Wood and that, because of this, he had enjoyed writing Dance more than any other.[1]

Dance Dance Dance
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_Dance_Dance_(novel)

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress is a 1966 science-fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, about a lunar colony‘s revolt against rule from Earth. The novel expresses and discusses libertarian ideals. It is respected for its credible presentation of a comprehensively imagined future human society on both the Earth and the moon.[1]

The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress
The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress cover

Cover of the first edition

Author Robert A. Heinlein
Cover artist Irv Docktor
Country United States
Language English
Genre Science fiction
Publisher G. P. Putnam’s Sons

Publication date

1966
Media type Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages 382 (1997 Orb books softcover ed.)
ISBN 0-312-86355-1 (1997 Orb books softcover ed.)
OCLC 37336037
Preceded by The Rolling Stones (shared character)

Originally serialized in Worlds of If (December 1965, January, February, March, April 1966), the book was nominated for the Nebula Award in 1966.[2] It received the Hugo Award for best science fiction novel in 1967.[3]

Contents

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Moon_Is_a_Harsh_Mistress

A Short History of Nearly Everything – Wikipedia

A Short History of Nearly Everything by American author Bill Bryson is a popular science book that explains some areas of science, using easily accessible language that appeals more so to the general public than many other books dedicated to the subject. It was one of the bestselling popular science books of 2005 in the United Kingdom, selling over 300,000 copies.[1]

A Short History of Nearly Everything
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Author Bill Bryson
Language English
Genre Non-fiction
Publisher Black Swan (UK)
Broadway Books (US)

Publication date

2003
Media type Print (HardcoverPaperbackE-Book)
ISBN 0-7679-0817-1
OCLC 51900381

Dewey Decimal

500 21
LC Class Q162 .B88 2003

A Short History deviates from Bryson’s popular travel book genre, instead describing general sciences such as chemistrypaleontologyastronomy, and particle physics. In it, he explores time from the Big Bang to the discovery of quantum mechanics, via evolution and geology.

Contents

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Short_History_of_Nearly_Everything