日本著名作家村上春树于三月下旬突然失踪的事件虽然近期被媒体炒得沸沸扬扬,但此事似乎自始至终都没有得到日本警方的足够重视。据《朝日新闻》报道,事发当日(3月27日)早晨,根据村上夫人的回忆,作家村上春树(著有《挪威的森林》、《海边的卡夫卡》等畅销小说)一如往常地被调至6点30分的闹钟叫醒,然后他去厨房烧咖啡,烤面包片,打开超短波广播,啃着面包片在餐桌上摊开晨报,他从第一版依序看下去,直到把报纸看完,然后出门长跑。据知情人士透露,村上春树自1982年以来每天坚持长跑,但那天早晨,这位年近六十岁的作家消失在长跑途中。有目击者称,那天早晨空气清新,前一天夜里刚刚下过暴雨,目击者看到村上春树在其东京寓所附近的森林公园中沿环形小路长跑,但当他绕水泥小路跑完大约3圈之后,就神秘地失踪了。村上春树在失踪之前没有留下任何文字或口头资料显示其独自出走的意图。
这起作家失踪事件得到了日本文化界和读者的广泛重视。早稻田大学文学部教授井腾川撰文分析了村上春树失踪事件与其作品之间的紧密联系。该文指出,“失踪”一直是村上春树惯用的小说元素。在村上的短篇小说《象的失踪》中,小镇上一头的体型庞大的大象如蒸发一般消失得无影无踪;长篇小说《奇鸟行状录》中叙事者的妻子突然莫名其妙地失踪;而在村上的最新小说集《东京奇谭录》中,有一篇题为《在所有可能找见的场所》的作品,讲述一个行走在两层楼之间楼梯上的男子突然神秘地失踪,后来此人出现在另外一个城市的候车室里,记忆已经丧失。井腾川教授认为,这些作品毫无疑问地显示出“失踪”这一充满神秘感的行为一直是作家村上春树潜意识中的一个fantasy(注:美妙幻想),所以眼下这位作家的失踪是一件完全可以理解,甚至可以说是在意料之中的事情。井腾川教授指出:对于村上的失踪,我们应该问的问题并不是Why(注:为什么?),而是Where?(注:他去了哪里?)。
井腾川教授的文章在读者中激起了极大的兴趣,熟悉村上春树作品的读者们纷纷通过报纸、电视、互联网等媒体发表对于村上春树去向的猜测。《读卖新闻》副刊刊登了一位村上读者文笔优美的文章,该文认为村上此时正在他曾经漂泊过的欧洲大陆继续他的世界之旅,而具体位置并不重要。该文引用了小说《挪威的森林》的结尾段落:“绿子问:‘你在哪里?’我在哪里?我是在哪里也不是的处所连连呼唤绿子。”虽然不少读者猜测村上很有可能去了欧洲,但仍有一定数量的读者坚持认为这位作家并没有离开日本,只是去了东京以外的某个地方。有读者认为村上去了四国岛,并引用了小说《海边的卡夫卡》中的段落作为证据: “目的地定在四国。并无理由必须是四国。只是查看地图时,不知什么缘故,觉得四国像是自己应去之地。看了几次都觉得——或者不如说越看越觉得——那地方令我心往神驰。”此外还有一部分读者认为村上春树的目的地是他曾经生活过的美国,而此刻他正在某个幽静的小酒吧里倾听他在《爵士群像》中描绘过的美妙无比的爵士乐。
在此次对于村上春树失踪事件的讨论中,也不难听到一些并不十分浪漫的声音。一批长期以来对村上春树颇有微词的日本文学界人士批评村上春树借失踪事件“制造噱头”、“自我炒作”,并再一次指出:村上春树的作品没有植根于日本传统文化,那些小说充其量也只是媚俗与撒娇的混合体。
自村上失踪之日起,日本各地书店纷纷将村上的作品陈列于店内显著位置,并推出“购买全套村上作品,享受超低特价”的促销活动。著名出版社集英社临时将一本即将付印的研究村上作品的文学论文集更名为《寻找村上春树》并提前了出版时期,该书上架后立即成为读者抢购的畅销书。
这场愈演愈烈的村上春树热最终因这位作家本人的再次现身而宣告结束。根据朝日电视的新闻报道,3月31日,亦即村上春树失踪后的第四天,这位消失数日的作家忽然再次出现在其东京寓所门前的森林公园内,其现身地点恰好是几天前这位作家失踪的同一地点。当日又是一个雷雨天气,有目击者看到作家村上春树从公园内环形小路旁的一个下水道内掀开半掩的井盖缓缓爬到地面上来,身体被泥浆覆盖,体力明显不支。后经核实,四天前村上春树在清晨跑步时不慎失足跌入路边一个为加速雨水排泄而临时掀开井盖的下水道内,随即昏迷不醒,四天后再降暴雨,雨水泄入下水道中,将困在地下的村上春树从昏迷中浇醒,于是这位作家得以重返地面。东京警方对未能即时找到失踪者表示歉意,该公园负责人也同时致歉并发表声明,保证今后不会再有下水道井盖覆盖不严的事件发生。
Archive for March, 2008
村上春树の失踪
Posted in Uncategorized on March 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
DRM
Posted in Uncategorized on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I finally realized why people hate DRM. It’s because it doesn’t work. At least, it’s not working for me. I was downloading these japanese audio book thing through some “net library” through the Seattle public library, and they use DRM. So after downloading the wma (urg) file, I have to open it with WindowsMediaPlayer, and [...]
currently obsessed with sakura blossoms
Posted in Uncategorized on March 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
they’re all over seattle now!! they’re so pretty…aww…I want to go take pictures, but I’m leaving at like 5am tomorrow, there isn’t even time to walk over to the nearest sakura tree (2 blocks away) before sunrise probably. Since I’ll be gone for 3 weeks, by the time I come back there probably won’t be [...]
sodagreen
Posted in Uncategorized on March 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
most androgynous voice ever, but if it doesn’t distract you too much, the song’s kinda nice.
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amazing piggy
Posted in Uncategorized on March 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
yeah…
today is a happy day
Posted in Uncategorized on March 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
therefore of course, it is time for zhan zhao adventure #57!!!
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storyboard of exactly how he got himself in trouble this time to come!
zhan zhao occasionally makes these expressions that makes his face look exceptionally chubby…
Taiwan Elects Leader Who Seeks Closer Mainland Ties
Posted in Uncategorized on March 22, 2008 | 2 Comments »
With all votes counted, Mr. Ma won 58.45 percent to 41.55 percent, and Mr. Hsieh quickly conceded defeat. Clear skies and warm weather until early evening helped produce a heavy voter turnout of 75.7 percent, which tends to help Nationalist candidates like Mr. Ma.
Taiwan Elects Leader Who Seeks Closer Mainland Ties
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China Tensions Could Sway Vote in Taiwan
Posted in Uncategorized on March 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
this was on the cover page of the NYT today
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薔薇のない花屋 (j drama)
Posted in Uncategorized on March 15, 2008 | 1 Comment »
i like this quote
自分のことしか考えなに。自分さいよければいーに。自分のためにわ、自分のためにわ頑張れ。そんな人世無意味。本とに無意味。
お花屋さん!!
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zhan zhao adventure #56
Posted in Uncategorized on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »