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Blind Willow Sleeping Woman

By Haruki Murakami

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| Paperback | 9781843433064

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카프카상을 수상하며 명실공히 세계적인 작가 반열에 오른 무라카미 하루키의 주옥같은 단편 25편을 한 권으로 모은 책. 80년대에 쓰여진 초기작부터 『도쿄기담집』, 『렉싱턴의 유령』,『Birthday Stories』 등에 실린 최근작까지 하루키 작품 세계의 다양한 스펙트럼을 경험할 수 있다. 표제작인 [Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (장님 버드나무와, 잠자는 여자)]는 국내에서 『렉싱턴의 유령』에 실려 소개되었으며, 83년 발표된 오리지널 버전을 저자가 직접 수정하여 다시 발표하였다.

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카프카상을 수상하며 명실공히 세계적인 작가 반열에 오른 무라카미 하루키의 주옥같은 단편 25편을 한 권으로 모은 책. 80년대에 쓰여진 초기작부터 『도쿄기담집』, 『렉싱턴의 유령』,『Birthday Stories』 등에 실린 최근작까지 하루키 작품 세계의 다양한 스펙트럼을 경험할 수 있다. 표제작인 [Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (장님 버드나무와, 잠자는 여자)]는 국내에서 『렉싱턴의 유령』에 실려 소개되었으며, 83년 발표된 오리지널 버전을 저자가 직접 수정하여 다시 발표하였다.

국내에 번역된 단편집 3-4권에 해당하는 많은 작품을 단 한권으로 만나볼 수 있다는 것이 이 책의 가장 큰 매력. 영어판 단편집 출간을 기념하여, 하루키의 단편소설 쓰기에 관해 그가 직접 쓴 서문이 실려있다.

A young man accompanies his cousin to the hospital to check an unusual hearing complaint and recalls a story of a woman put to sleep by tiny flies crawling inside her ear; a mirror appears out of nowhere and a nightwatchman is unnerved as his reflection tries to take control of him; a couple’s relationship is unbalanced after dining exclusively on exquisite crab while on holiday; a man follows instructions on the back of a postcard to apply for a job, but an unknown password stands between him and his mysterious employer. In each one of these stories Murakami sidesteps the real and sprints for the surreal. Everyday events are transcended, leaving the reader dazzled by this master of his craft.

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman is Murakami’s most eclectic collection of stories to date, spanning five years of his writi... [예스24 제공]

Critics

  • A hole in the middle of the Pacific

    Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami, translated by Jay Rubin and Philip Gabriel 352pp, Harvill Secker, £16.99 It takes a certain amount of guts to write a whole story about vomiting. Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman is the author's third coll ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

  • When three cats ate my brain

    Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami; translated by Philip Gabriel and Jay Rubin Harvill Secker, £16.99, pp334 The narrator of 'Chance Traveller' introduces himself as writer Haruki Murakami, so I guess we should trust him when he insists ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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  • 2 people find this helpful

    I always believe Murakami's short stories are often more witty and profound. The book somehow casts a magical spell on me and I am captivated at times, even though for some stories I've already read the Chinese version. Unlike most translated works this book don't suggest itself a translated work, a ... (continue)

    I always believe Murakami's short stories are often more witty and profound. The book somehow casts a magical spell on me and I am captivated at times, even though for some stories I've already read the Chinese version. Unlike most translated works this book don't suggest itself a translated work, and I find myself enjoy the language as much as the story.

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    fruit said on Jan 15, 2009 | Add your feedback

  • 2 people find this helpful

    Murakami's second collection of short stories is a perfect introduction to his writing for freshies. Simply put, all his works can be neatly split into 2 factions - weird shit, and not-so-weird-shit. His shorts allow the novice Murakami reader to traverse both worlds; if the former category appeals, ... (continue)

    Murakami's second collection of short stories is a perfect introduction to his writing for freshies. Simply put, all his works can be neatly split into 2 factions - weird shit, and not-so-weird-shit. His shorts allow the novice Murakami reader to traverse both worlds; if the former category appeals, pick up The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle or Hard-Boiled Wonderland And The End Of The World. If the latter appeals, it's South Of The Border West Of The Sun, or Norweigian Wood for you. Either way you'll be in for a treat.

    These stories chart his writing career for 25 years, and some were initial drafts that later grew into full length novels. Also, they span the range of his literary themes - love, loss, yearning, memory, reality, dualism, parallel lives, invisible intertwined threads of connection. Murakami's writing goes a lot by feel and atmosphere - like passing through a fog and losing your sense of navigation. You can pick apart and analyse each sentence to death, but it's not going to reveal the mysteries inherent between the lines and enlighten you with the meaning the author intended. Interpretation and the motivation of some characters is often left largely up to you. Perhaps some doors are best left locked.

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    Danelectrico said on Dec 6, 2007 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • 1 person find this helpful

    Re-reading Murakami's works in English, apart from being more impressed and better understanding of his writings, as anticipated, there are no new surprises.

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    S.E. said on Jul 28, 2007 | Add your feedback

  • The Amazing World of Murakami

    This is a fantastic read. First of all, the short stories are wonderful, magical and typical Murakami. For the people who haven't read anything by him yet, it's a good primer. It gives great insight in his writing, and is a concise overview of the themes he touches. For the fans, it's a feast of rec ... (continue)

    This is a fantastic read. First of all, the short stories are wonderful, magical and typical Murakami. For the people who haven't read anything by him yet, it's a good primer. It gives great insight in his writing, and is a concise overview of the themes he touches. For the fans, it's a feast of recognition. Familiar story lines, familiar writing style and a familiar sketch of the world.

    Loved this book.

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    Arjan Tupan said on Jan 31, 2012 | Add your feedback

  • This was my first Murakami.
    After this one I read what I could get.
    After David Mitchel;s books I became interested in Japanese litterature.

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    Helena said on Sep 11, 2010 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback

  • Weird and wonderful, takes you away from reality

    As much a fan of Murakami as I am, I have to confess that I do find some of his stories pretty weird and surreal, but nonetheless still very enjoyable in a weird sense. Quite a few stories in this book may seemingly be 'meaningless', but for me the quality in them is really how Murakami can often st ... (continue)

    As much a fan of Murakami as I am, I have to confess that I do find some of his stories pretty weird and surreal, but nonetheless still very enjoyable in a weird sense. Quite a few stories in this book may seemingly be 'meaningless', but for me the quality in them is really how Murakami can often start off with an ordinary story of everyday life, and turns it into some extraordinary by his magic twist of something surreal, whether it is an iceman, a name-tag stealing monkey or whatever. It makes me ponder about little things in life and what is the meaning of it (if any at all), and encourages me to stretch my imagination with my own ordinary life and see a different side of it.

    The story I enjoyed most from this book is 'Chance traveller', with Murakami delivering a nice little 'prologue' to this story right at the start as the writer himself. The story itself has a good meaning too. 'Firefly' is great for those who wants a taster of 'Norwegian Wood' - it reads almost identical to one part of his most famous novel. In fact with many short stories you can see Murakami using a number of ideas which you also see in his novel.
    Overall I find this story collection better than the ones in ' The Elephant Vanishes'.

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    olivia said on Jun 27, 2010 | Add your feedback

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