Kafka on the Shore

作者 Haruki Murakami著
出版社 Oversea Publishing House
出版时间 2005年1月第1版
ISBN 9780307275264
定价 59.80

内容简介

Comprisingtwodistinctbutinterrelatedplots,thenarrativerunsbackandforthbetweenthetwo,takingupeachplotlineinalternatingchapters.Theoddchapterstellthe15yearoldKafka'sstoryasherunsawayfromhisfather'shousetoescapeanOedipalcurseandtoembarkuponaquesttofindhismotherandsister.[4]Afteraseriesofadventures,hefindsshelterinaquiet,privatelibraryinTakamatsu,runbythedistantandaloofMissSaekiandtheintelligentandmorewelcomingOshima.TherehespendshisdaysreadingtheunabridgedRichardFrancisBurtontranslationofAThousandandOneNightsandthecollectedworksofNatsumeSōsekiuntilthepolicebegininquiringafterhiminconnectionwithabrutalmurder.TheevenchapterstellNakata'sstory.Duetohisuncannyabilities,hehasfoundpart-timeworkinhisoldageasafinderoflostcats(aclearreferencetoTheWind-UpBirdChronicle).Thecaseofoneparticularlostcatputshimonapaththatultimatelytakeshimfarawayfromhishome,endingupontheroadforthefirsttimeinhislife.Hebefriendsatruck-drivernamedHoshino.Hoshinotakeshimonasapassengerinhistruckandsoonbecomesveryattachedtotheoldman.NakataandKafkaareonacollisioncoursethroughoutthenovel,buttheirconvergencetakesplaceasmuchonametaphysicalplaneasitdoesinrealityand,infact,thatcanbesaidofthenovelitself.DuetotheOedipalthemerunningthroughmuchofthenovel,KafkaontheShorehasbeencalledamodernGreektragedy.

作者简介

MurakamiwasborninJapanduringthepost–WorldWarIIbabyboom.AlthoughborninKyoto,hespenthisyouthinShukugawa(Nishinomiya),AshiyaandKobe.HisfatherwasthesonofaBuddhistpriest,andhismotherthedaughterofanOsakamerchant.BothtaughtJapaneseliterature.Sincechildhood,MurakamihasbeenheavilyinfluencedbyWesternculture,particularlyWesternmusicandliterature.HegrewupreadingarangeofworksbyAmericanwriters,suchasKurtVonnegutandRichardBrautigan,andheisoftendistinguishedfromotherJapanesewritersbyhisWesterninfluences.MurakamistudieddramaatWasedaUniversityinTokyo,wherehemethiswife,Yoko.Hisfirstjobwasatarecordstore,whichiswhereoneofhismaincharacters,ToruWatanabeinNorwegianWood,works.Shortlybeforefinishinghisstudies,Murakamiopenedthecoffeehouse(jazzbar,intheevening)"PeterCat"inKokubunji,Tokyowithhiswife.Theyranthebarfrom1974until1981.Manyofhisnovelshavethemesandtitlesthatinvokeclassicalmusic,suchasthethreebooksmakingupTheWind-UpBirdChronicle:TheThievingMagpie(afterRossini'soperaoverture),BirdasProphet(afterapianopiecebyRobertSchumannusuallyknowninEnglishasTheProphetBird),andTheBird-Catcher(acharacterinMozart'soperaTheMagicFlute).Someofhisnovelstaketheirtitlesfromsongs:Dance,Dance,Dance(afterTheDells'song,althoughitiswidelythoughtitwastitledaftertheBeachBoystune),NorwegianWood(afterTheBeatles'song)andSouthoftheBorder,WestoftheSun(thefirstpartbeingthetitleofasongbyNatKingCole).Murakamiisakeenmarathonrunnerandtriathlete,althoughhedidnotstartrunninguntilhewas33yearsold.OnJune23,1996,hecompletedhisfirstultramarathon,a100-kilometerracearoundLakeSaromainHokkaido,Japan.Hediscusseshisrelationshipwithrunninginhis2008workWhatITalkAboutWhenITalkAboutRunning.

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