到處存在的場所 到處不存在的我

by Ryū Murakami, 村上龍, 張致斌 (Translator)

有沒有別人無法共同擁有的，只屬於自己的希望？

他人的笑聲是帶有暴力性的。
我們可以把任何東西當作發笑的對象，但如果被笑的對象是自己呢？

兩個人在一起的時候，突然時間無聊到令人感到害怕？
那時你是否會脫口而出，分手吧……

不論是誰，都有一兩件無法告人的事。
可不可以即使被拆穿了，也不要去孤立，去霸凌任何一個人？

明明人聲吵雜，卻清楚聽見有個聲音說，你根本沒有面對現實……

在便利商店，在居酒屋，在結婚喜宴，在KTV，在公園，在機場，
到處存在的場所，成了凝縮時間的舞台，每一個主角像是你，也像是我。
日復一日的生活，不斷複製下去，人就會變得越來越平凡，無感，冷漠，最後剩下疲憊……
面對死氣沉沉的零度生命，我們究竟有無抵抗能力，改變困在場所的自己？

Genres: Novels

216 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Ryū Murakami (村上 龍) is a Japanese novelist and filmmaker. He is not related to Haruki Murakami or Takashi Murakami.

Murakami's first work, the short novel Almost Transparent Blue, written while he was still a student, deals with promiscuity and drug use among disaffected Japanese youth. Critically acclaimed as a new style of literature, it won the newcomer's literature prize in 1976 despite some observers decrying it as decadent. Later the same year, Blue won the Akutagawa Prize, going on to become a best seller. In 1980, Murakami published the much longer novel Coin Locker Babies, again to critical acclaim.

Takashi Miike's feature film Audition (1999) was based on one of his novels. Murakami reportedly liked it so much he gave Miike his blessing to adapt Coin Locker Babies. The screen play was worked on by director Jordan Galland. However, Miike could not raise funding for the project. An adaptation directed by Michele Civetta is currently in production.

Murakami has played drums for a rock group called Coelacanth and hosted a TV talk show.

Reviews

[Hanako · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nails the aspect of self relation to the world. Like so may (Japanese) authors ( I tend to like) the isolation, and solitude is evident. Yet these hero(ins) are further isolated because they are set in context to all so much that happens around them.
Particularly a good read for those of us Japanese living abroad.
The details of everyday life in Japan, and the removed narration of the heroes make this book a must read!

[f.enjoy6 · Rating 4 out of 5]

日本語を勉強している外国人として、日本語で本を読もうとしています。村上龍の様々な本を読んだことがあるのですが、今まで読んだ本はチェコ語で読みました。今は日本に住んでいるので、日本語の本も手に入り、やっと日本語で本を読むチャンスがありました。この本の日本語は読みやすいので、日本語で本を読み始めたい方にもお勧めしています。この本では色々な場所が舞台になり、大抵何かで悩んでいる主人公の話になります。悩みはただの悩みでなく、深くて、暗い悩みです。この作品を読み、落ち込む場合もあります…

特に気に入ったショートストーリーは『クリスマス』、『カラオケルームにて』と『公園いて』です。しかし、全てのショートストーリーの雰囲気が好きです!本のデザインもすごく気に入っています！

この本は『空港にて』に改題された。