圖書室之海

by Riku Onda, 恩田陸, 張筱森 (Translator)

這間圖書室好像一艘船。
拉開那道沉重的門，瞬間就有種航向大海的氣氛。
圖書室是船，那麼大海在哪呢？
綴補時間與時間的空隙，我們便在光暈與光暈的洪流中，
循環甦醒、輪轉沉睡。
這裡是圖書室之海，想像力之海，人生之海。

本書計有十篇作品，收錄恩田陸出道十年來的短篇精品，清楚且完整地呈現了恩田陸創作的脈絡與歷程。

248 pages, Paperback

First published February 22, 2002

About the author

Riku Onda (Japanese name: 恩田 陸), born in 1964, is the professional name of Nanae Kumagai. She has been writing fiction since 1991 and has won the Yoshikawa Eiji Prize for New Writers, the Japan Booksellers' Award, the Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Novel for The Aosawa Murders, the Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize, and the Naoki Prize. Her work has been adapted for film and television. The Aosawa Murders was her first crime novel and the first time she was translated into English. It was selected by The New York Times as a Notable Book of 2020.

Reviews

[Nightkid · Rating 3 out of 5]

　　果然不能對作者抱有過高期望，虎頭蛇尾的結局往往是最讓人無奈。看了後記，才發現原來這些短篇，日後都成為長篇故事的簡介，真讓人無言……
　　最喜歡的是開篇故事，一直重覆的時間迴旋，莫名地引起我的興趣，看完後也對《古今和歌集》產生興趣。
　　至於作者在篇末預告可能推出的科幻巨著《綠袖子》，好像也頗有趣的樣子。不過，我個人對這首歌的印象一直都不太好－－當年會考及高考的英文聆聽考試，就是以這首歌來伴奏，每次聽到都會勾起痛苦的回憶。

[Asia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a collection of ten short stories, some of them are prequels/spin-offs for her other novels like the one for "夜晚的遠足" while others were unrelated oneshots.

Even having read the book a few weeks ago, I still remembered that I really liked some of the short stories. My favourite story was "奧德賽" where I had fun imagining a moveable city/land and what it saw over the years. "遠足的準備" did its job and made me want to continue reading its main story "夜晚的遠足" (which I read after finishing this book).

This is a good book for people who want to understand the writing style of Onda Riku and those who only have the time/concentration for short stories.

[Alistair · Rating 4 out of 5]

在圖書館裡尋找借書卡上的名字，大概是時代的眼淚了。

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

To me, this collection of short stories of Onda Riku's was pretty much a motivator to dig into her other fictions. For example, I checked out Sixth Sayoko after reading this selection of short stories.