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故事一開始便是真島誠自曝年齡的感慨,但「身為池袋人」、一樣顧著自家水果店,和「敵人」老媽相依為命的男人,眼光關注的依舊是池袋的街頭,與經濟始終不曾再景氣起來的日本,和其中年輕人遭遇的生存危機。

後來的世代永遠叫人費疑猜。

你回想年輕時就能理解。年長大叔的訓話是千篇一律,下個世代青年的行動卻是神鬼莫測。

我計畫在還能言語時走江湖,每天在街頭側耳傾聽時代的風向。反正年金靠不住,我也不指望國家和政治家照顧。

街頭的人全憑本事、唇舌生存。

在《恨意的遊行》中,真島誠的支援部隊不僅依然包括了池袋的國王安藤崇與G少年,更為每則故事邀請了「過來人」的特別來賓:曾經深陷毒癮或賭癮、最後落得妻離子散的中年大叔們,卻因為「久病成良醫」(?),對黑暗的地下世界瞭若指掌,因此轉而成為拯救剛踩進毒窟或賭場、無法自救的年輕人們的導師。

看來,即便是無用又失敗的大叔,也是能派上用場的。

224 pages, Paperback

First published July 14, 2014

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Ira Ishida

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Ira Ishida (石田衣良) is a Japanese novelist, actor, and TV commentator.

After graduating from Seikei University, he worked for a number of different advertising production companies and as a freelance copywriter. In 1997, he published his first novel, Ikebukuro West Gate Park, which won the 36th All Yomimono New Mystery Writer's Prize. In 2003, he won the Naoki Prize for 4-Teen.

His novels describe the culture of young people in Japan, particularly young women and otaku without a college education. Many of his works have been adapted for manga and television. As an actor, he made his first appearance in a leading role in the 2006 film Love My Life.

Ishida's pen name, Ishida Ira, was derived by splitting his real family name Ishidaira.

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反映當今社會狀況的短篇故事,相較以往系列,四個故事都以鋪陳描述現狀見長。

「煙塔」講的是非法藥品的氾濫正甚於大麻、毒品的危害;「賭徒之金」,說的是沉迷於柏青哥的賭性難改;「西池袋的游牧圈套」,談的是最時興的共同工作空間─以筆電、網路維生的人加入俱樂部般的組織,可以共用無隔間的辦公室裡的所有設施,包括桌椅、水電、飲料、點心等等。

著墨最多的則是作為書名的故事,恨意的遊行:「中排會」(徹底將中國人排出祖國日本市民會)vs.「仇民會」(不容許仇恨言論和種族歧視市民會)。作者藉由主角真島誠,看著在中國城裡的排中(極右)人士遊行時的惡毒言語和惡劣行徑時,想─

「恨一個人。…與這人的個性無關,可以因為出身的國家、種族、宗教或政治色彩無端生恨。失落的二十年已將日本人逼入絕境。好險在不景氣的日本,這群人是極少數派。如果排中遊行發生在日本各城市,『亞洲的紀元』恐怕不會降臨日本。七十年前人人都知道,憎恨和敵意造成的後果。…然而,七十年長到能為所有的傷痕和不幸裹上糖衣。…名為愛國心的糖衣。」(p.151)

書中的真島誠已是年近三十的人了,雖然還是守著池袋西口公園自家的水果行,但和應該也是不再青春的G少年「國王」安藤崇一起維護池袋家園,行事作風似乎開始沉穩,或者說是不再轟烈激進。就像是夏日坐在巷口雜貨店的廊前,沒有顧客的老闆和老鄰居泡茶聊天說古道今,忽然來個買菸的客人,老闆俐落起身喳呼一下,做完買賣,送走客人,倒掉小杯子冷了餘茶,邊接續剛剛說的誰誰誰怎樣怎樣,邊挑掉小茶壺裡的舊茶葉,等著水開,再泡他一盅新茶。

這故事像喝茶後的餘韻,因為不是口躁解渴,就只覺得順順的。


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