内容简介
Ayoungmanaccompanieshiscousintothehospitaltocheckanunusualhearingcomplaintandrecallsastoryofawomanputtosleepbytinyfliescrawlinginsideherear;amirrorappearsoutofnowhereandanightwatchmanisunnervedashisreflectiontriestotakecontrolofhim;acouple'srelationshipisunbalancedafterdiningexclusivelyonexquisitecrabwhileonholiday;amanfollowsinstructionsonthebackofapostcardtoapplyforajob,butanunknownpasswordstandsbetweenhimandhismysteriousemployer.Ineachoneofthesestories,Murakamisidestepstherealandsprintsforthesurreal.Everydayeventsaretranscended,leavingthereaderdazzledbythismasterofhiscraft."BlindWillow,SleepingWoman"isMurakami'smosteclecticcollectionofstoriestodate,spanningfiveyearsofhiswriting.Anintroductionexplainsthediversityoftheauthor'schoice.
作者简介
AuthorHarukiMurakamiwasbornonJanuary12,1949inKyoto,Japan,andmostofhisyouthwasspentinKobe.Murakami'sparentsbothtaughtJapaneseliterature.MurakamistudiedatTokyo'sWasedaUniversity.Heopenedacoffeehouse/jazzbarinthecapitalcalledPeterCatwithhiswife,Yoko.Helaterturnedtowritingfulltimefollowingthepublicationofhisfirstnovelin1979,HeartheWindSing.MurakamireceivednationalrecognitionforNorwegianWoodandisconsideredbymanytobeanimportantfigureinpostmodernliterature.Hisfictionisdescribedashumorousandsurreal,andthethemesofalienationandlonelinessareoftenpresentinhisworks.Severalofhisstorieshavebeenadaptedforthestageandasfilms.Murakamihasalsowrittennonfiction,includingworksdealingwiththeAumShinrikyosubwaygasattack,aswellasacollectionofessaysabouthismarathonandtriathlonexperiences,WhatITalkAboutWhenITalkAboutRunning.HehastranslatedintoJapaneseliteraturewrittenbyF.ScottFitzgerald,RaymondCarver,TrumanCapote,JohnIrving,andPaulTheroux.Murakamihasreceivednumerousliteraryawards,includingtheFranzKafkaPrizeforhisnovelKafkaontheShoreandtheYomiuriPrizeforTheWind-UpBirdChronicle.InJanuary2009MurakamireceivedtheJerusalemPrize.
