The novel "Rebecca" (1938), a Gothic classic, follows a nameless young woman, the poor companion of a rich American woman, who falls in love with the charming widower Maxim de Winter, owner of the luxurious Manderley estate in Cornwall, in Monte Carlo.
Murakami's famous novel, a nostalgic tale of youth, love and loss, set in 1960s Tokyo, amidst student protests against the Vietnam War. The title comes from a Beatles song, a symbol of lost innocence.