Norwegian Wood
Haruki Murakami
literary fiction
coming of age
past tense
first POV
~492 pp
A slow-burn and dark literary fiction. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable romance, sexual content.
Matched by vibe, pacing, tone, and feel — not just genre.
| Word count | 123,068 |
| Page count | ~492 pp |
| Prologue | — |
| Epilogue | — |
| Tense | past |
| POV | first |