Norwegian Wood Kunst Part of the Macmillan Collector’s

Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library

he feels himself "disqualified from being human" (a literal translation of the Japanese title)

Oskar Kokoschka und Egon Schiele

Deeply compassionate and beautifully imagined

fascinating interviews and a lot of word-nerdery

Norwegian Wood Kunst Part of the Macmillan Collector’sToru, 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