Norwegian Wood ᛫ Haruki Murakami

<p>In this episode we are celebrating Haruki Murakami, a writer who has been delighting readers with his unique blend of the surreal and the familiar for over 40 years. To mark the publication of new audio editions of Murakami's beloved works, here is a special extract from <em>Norwegian Wood</em>, a novel published in 1987, which turned him into a literary phenomenon and which continues to delight readers new and old.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>To find out more about the new audio editions of Murakami's works, you can search for them on your usual audiobook app or click the links below:</p><p><br></p><p><em>Norwegian Wood</em> –&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/2IiNRGu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2IiNRGu</a></p><p><em>Kafka on the Shore</em> – <a href="https://bit.ly/2IeTdCm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2IeTdCm</a></p><p><em>A Wild Sheep Chase </em>– <a href="https://bit.ly/2UbgiIJ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/2UbgiIJ</a></p><p><em>The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle</em> –&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/32nxyPK" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/32nxyPK</a></p><p><em>The Elephant Vanishes</em> – <a href="https://bit.ly/3eCj2s5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3eCj2s5</a></p><p><br></p><p>You can also find our previous episode, 'Translating Murakami&nbsp;᛫&nbsp;Ted Goossen' here – <a href="https://bit.ly/3eCj2s5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/3eCj2s5</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/vintagebooks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twitter.com/vintagebooks</a> ᛫ Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: <a href="http://bit.ly/VintageNewsletter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/VintageNewsletter</a> ᛫ Music is Orbiting A Distant Planet by Quantum Jazz <a href="http://bit.ly/OrbitingaDistantPlanet" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blan