From Publishers Weekly
Murakami's latest is a nonfiction work mostly concerned with his thoughts on the long-distance running he has engaged in for much of his adult life. Through a mix of adapted diary entries, old essays, reminiscences and life advice, Murakami crafts a charming little volume notable for its good-natured and intimate tone. While the subject matter is radically different from the fabulous and surreal fiction that Murakami (The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle) most often produces, longtime readers will recognize the source of the isolated, journeying protagonists of the author's novels in the formative running experiences recounted. Murakami's insistence on focusing almost exclusively on running can grow somewhat tedious over the course of the book, but discrete, absorbing episodes, such as a will-breaking 62-mile ultramarathon and a solo re-creation of the historic first marathon in Greece serve as dynamic and well-rendered highlights. Murakami offers precious little insight into much of his life as a writer, but what he does provide should be of value to those trying to understand the author's long and fruitful career. An early section recounting Murakami's transition from nightclub owner to novelist offers a particularly vivid picture of an artist soaring into flight for the first time. (Aug.)
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In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he’d completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a dozen critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and—even more important—on his writing.
Equal parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and takes us to places ranging from Tokyo’s Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston among young women who outpace him. Through this marvelous lens of sport emerges a panorama of memories and insights: the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer, his greatest triumphs and disappointments, his passion for vintage LPs, and the experience, after fifty, of seeing his race times improve and then fall back.
By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is rich and revelatory, both for fans of this masterful yet guardedly private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in running.
發表於2024-06-04
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評分其實我看這本書還蠻驚訝的,我並非是個十足的村上迷,但他至少如一個真摯的朋友那樣陪伴我度過瞭一些生命的重要階段。在那些時候,我振作,是因為他的足夠頹廢,他那種身在泥沼完全不想掙紮的頹廢讓我震驚,仿佛看著身邊的朋友冒著最後一個泡泡在泥沼裏沉淪,我感受到自己內心...
圖書標籤: 村上春樹 英文原版 隨筆 跑步 日本 HarukiMurakami 傳記 English
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評分Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional GR 3.71 (25000) Aud
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評分跑步的時候反復聽, 不想跑的時候反復聽,沒力氣的時候反復聽,這本書最近簡直變成我的精神支柱。
評分"All I do is keep on running in my own nostalgic silence. And this is a pretty wonderful thing. No matter what anybody else says".
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