Rambling Raconteur | Norwegian Wood by Murakami Haruki 🇯🇵 @ramblingraconteur1616 | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
A discussion of the strengths in Murakami’s first “realistic” novel.

0:00 Introduction
7:30 Grounded Settings
12:20 Norwegian Wood in Murakami’s Oeuvre
15:10 Relationships
20:19 Recommended if you like

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