This is a mesmerising mystery story about
friendship from the internationally bestselling
author of Norwegian Wood and 1Q84. Tsukuru
Tazaki had four best friends at school. By
chance all of their names contained a colour.
The two boys were called Akamatsu, meaning 'red
pine', and Oumi, 'blue sea', while the girls'
names were Shirane, 'white root', and Kurono,
'black field'. Tazaki was the only last name
with no colour in it. One day Tsukuru Tazaki's
friends announced that they didn't want to see
him, or talk to him, ever again. Since that day
Tsukuru has been floating through life, unable
to form intimate connections with anyone. But
then he meets Sara, who tells him that the time
has come to find out what happened all those
years ago.