Norwegian Wood, The Great Gatsby (set of 2 books)

The novel “Norwegian Wood,” which brought Haruki Murakami worldwide fame. And the legendary novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald “The Great Gatsby.” Why in one set? What’s the connection?
The characters in Haruki Murakami's works read “The Great Gatsby,” the author himself translated F. Scott Fitzgerald into Japanese, and Murakami's latest novel “Killing Commendatore” is referred to as the Japanese Gatsby in a subconscious wonderland.

Haruki Murakami is the most famous and incredibly popular Japanese writer. All his books published in Russian have become national bestsellers, have been translated into many languages, and have received numerous literary awards worldwide.

“As soon as the plane landed, instrumental music flowed softly from the speakers. The orchestra played ‘Norwegian Wood’ by The Beatles. And this melody stirred me much more than usual… I thought about the losses in my life: lost time, deceased and departed people, faded thoughts.”
Memories of an extraordinary girl, Naoko, flooded Watanabe. What is true Love and how to learn to trust someone?
“— Will you really never forget me? — she asked quietly, almost in a whisper. — Never, — I replied. — I have no reason to forget you.”

The novel “Norwegian Wood” brought the author truly worldwide fame. Subtle psychological nuances, music filling the pages, eroticism—all of this is present in the novel, which is impossible to put down. The film based on the bestseller participated in the main competition of the 67th Venice Film Festival!

“The Great Gatsby” is the famous novel of the “Jazz Age” and perhaps the most significant work of F. S. Fitzgerald.
Written in the 1920s, this novel is understandable and interesting to the modern reader who can recognize themselves in its characters. After all, at all times, one must choose between fame, wealth, and—love.
Today, “The Great Gatsby” is mandatory reading in high schools and in university literature courses in many English-speaking countries.
The brilliant novel by Francis Scott Fitzgerald “The Great Gatsby” was first adapted into a film in Hollywood in 1926, and a new adaptation was released in 2013 with Leonardo DiCaprio in the lead role.