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.
去年十月,去公共图书馆看书,看到一本《大智若驴》,作者说他坐在草地上看毛驴吃草,这简直是一种心灵疗法。一月份去公共图书馆借书,看到一本《散步是一门失传的艺术》,讲到如何通过散步来平衡自己的人生。三月份去公共图书馆看书,看到一本村上春树写的《当我跑步时我谈些...
评分之所以对这本书感兴趣,其实更大程度上是因为跑步本身,而并非村上。这一点,相信许多原本有过类似长跑经验的想必都有如此体会,说起来,跑步这一种运动难免过于私人,过于自我。 我是在初中在同学到鼓动下开始个人的跑步历程的,原本就是喜欢运动的人,有了同伴于是大多放学后...
评分去年十月,去公共图书馆看书,看到一本《大智若驴》,作者说他坐在草地上看毛驴吃草,这简直是一种心灵疗法。一月份去公共图书馆借书,看到一本《散步是一门失传的艺术》,讲到如何通过散步来平衡自己的人生。三月份去公共图书馆看书,看到一本村上春树写的《当我跑步时我谈些...
评分杭州国际马拉松大赛 run on 2008.11.09 在起跑前发现好些选手的手臂上用胶带一层层的缠绕着MP3,偶有几个还缠了几块巧克力,颇为不解。我当初的想法单纯到不行:尽可能的减轻身体重量,听歌设备与食物是不必的,就连手表也是斟酌许久才下的决定。 比赛当天凉快也无风,算是...
评分杭州国际马拉松大赛 run on 2008.11.09 在起跑前发现好些选手的手臂上用胶带一层层的缠绕着MP3,偶有几个还缠了几块巧克力,颇为不解。我当初的想法单纯到不行:尽可能的减轻身体重量,听歌设备与食物是不必的,就连手表也是斟酌许久才下的决定。 比赛当天凉快也无风,算是...
"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".
评分从前我以为此书于我的意义,是村上说的"pain is inevitable, suffering is optional"。现在才体会到,其实村上对"rhythm"的描述,才是此书的力量。
评分看完英文版,觉得中文版翻译得实在太好了.....两种韵味哈..
评分从前我以为此书于我的意义,是村上说的"pain is inevitable, suffering is optional"。现在才体会到,其实村上对"rhythm"的描述,才是此书的力量。
评分The uninterrupted Murakami.
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