寫作滿三十年前夕
村上春樹透過談跑步 道出自己不為人所知的寫作觀
25年前村上春樹開始他的第一次跑步,那是1982年的秋天,三十三歲那一年,寫完《尋羊冒險記》,村上先生因為戒菸而體重增加,為了減肥,開始了他的第一步。從那以後村上接連不斷地跑,他曾經跑完雅典的全程馬拉松,也參加波士頓馬拉松比賽,平日每天幾乎都跑上十公里,可以說除了寫作,跑步已經是他最在行的事。
村上在這本書《關於跑步,我說的其實是……》中藉著記錄整理自己的經驗與思緒,分享他在跑步中所理解的人生以及寫作觀。至於書名是什麼意思?其實這本書的日文原名就是以外來語思維所寫的(What I Talk About When I Talk About Running),這個名稱明顯是向他喜愛的美國小說家瑞蒙.卡佛名作之一《當我們討論愛情》(What We Talk About When We Talk About Love)致敬。
村上說如果他可以選擇自己的墓誌銘,猜猜看他想寫上什麼?答案就在書裡。
★本書中譯本《關於跑步,我說的其實是……》由時報出版
An intimate look at writing, running, and the incredible way they intersect, from the incomparable, bestselling author Haruki Murakami.
While simply training for New York City Marathon would be enough for most people, Haruki Murakami's decided to write about it as well. The result is a beautiful memoir about his intertwined obsessions with running and writing, full of vivid memories and insights, including the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer. 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 athletic pursuit.
作者簡介
村上春樹
一九四九年生於日本兵庫縣,日本早稻田大學戲劇系畢業。
一九七九年以《聽風的歌》獲得「群像新人賞」,新穎的文風被譽為日本「八○年代文學旗手」,一九八七年暢銷七百萬冊的代表作《挪威的森林》出版,奠定村上在日本多年不墜的名聲,除了暢銷,也屢獲「野間文藝賞」、「谷崎潤一郎文學賞」等文壇肯定,三部曲《發條鳥年代記》更受到「讀賣文學賞」的高度肯定。除了暢銷,村上獨特的都市感及寫作風格也成了世界年輕人認同的標誌。