Primera persona del singular (Andanzas)

Primera persona del singular (Andanzas)

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  • Author:Haruki Murakami
  • ISBN:B09BKCZ3HF
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Summary

短篇小說,是一個世界的無數切口
當世界不斷變遷
唯有故事留住剎那光景

  「第一人稱單數」是切取世界某個斷片的「單眼」。但那樣的切口越多,「單眼」就越會無窮交錯成為「複眼」。到那時,我不再是我,僕(我)也不再是僕。以及,對,你也不再是你。屆時會發生甚麼?沒有發生甚麼?歡迎來到「第一人稱單數」的世界。

  我還是想談談她。

  關於她,我所知道的是──她創作短歌,出版了一本歌集。說是歌集,其實只是拿類似風箏線的東西將印刷出來的紙張綴成一冊,再加上簡單的封面,是非常簡單的小本子,甚至談不上自費出版。但裡面收錄的某些短歌,不可思議地深深烙印我心。她寫的短歌,幾乎都是關於男女之愛,以及人的死亡。彷彿要展現愛與死是如何頑強拒絕彼此的分離、分裂。

  你/和我的距離/好像很遠吧?
  當時是否該/在木星轉機?

  將耳朵/貼在石枕上/能聽見的
  是血液流動的/無聲,無聲

  我們的身體無法回頭地時時刻刻步向殞滅。當我們閉眼片刻,再次睜眼時,會發現許多東西已消逝。被深夜的強風吹襲,他們──有既定名稱的和沒有既定名稱的──全都了無痕跡地消失了。只剩下些許記憶。不,就連記憶都不大靠得住。我們的身上當時真正發生了甚麼,有誰能夠明確斷言?──《第一人稱單數‧石枕下》

  都會的奇幻愛情、生活的過往片段、人性的善惡辨證、虛實的互見筆法
  結合了短歌、散文、音樂與小說,展開村上風格的全新複眼小說

  八個題材視角各異的精采短篇,可說是邁入從心所欲不逾矩之年的村上春樹,回望人生愛與死主題的珠玉之作連發。

  〈石枕下〉憶起大二時與打工相遇的文學少女偶然間的情感交流。〈奶油〉寫出無法在生活中獲得解釋、不合邏輯却又擾亂心靈,脫離現實的質疑,耐人尋味。熱愛爵士樂的村上也寫下這篇似真似幻的音樂小說〈查理帕克演奏巴薩諾瓦(Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova)〉,故事中音樂報導的寫手虛構了一張夢幻專輯,卻因此衍生出如夢境與真實世界的奇異接軌。〈與披頭同行(With the Beatles)〉和披頭四的專輯同名,是充滿往日夏日氣息與搖滾樂的初戀青春紀事。

  值得注目的還有〈養樂多燕子詩集〉,除了洋溢著對棒球的熱愛,更結合了詩作、散文體裁,也是繼《棄貓》後再次難得揭露少時與雙親的生活回憶。令人印象深刻的〈謝肉祭Carnaval〉談論醜陋,也等於談論美麗,更兼論善惡,引人反覆思索在生活這個面具底下的素顏,究竟是惡靈或是天使?《東京奇譚集》中非常受到讀者喜愛的〈品川猴〉,此猴再次登場於續篇〈品川猴的告白〉,揭露品川猴啟人疑竇的身世之謎與極致的戀情,極致的孤獨。同名篇章〈第一人稱單數〉,在春夜滿月裡的酒吧中發生了一段質疑自我的邂逅,故事結束了却餘韻未了,彷彿跌入暗闇的酒吧空間,以小說開啟一個不眠的微醺之夜。

  跳出旁觀者觀察描寫的故事框架,由我作為故事的主述者寄附在回憶這個旋律的延伸曲線上,無定軌的視角接縫出新的故事篇章,由複眼形態看人生,那些看似支離破碎的記憶片段,被偷走的名字與記憶,突顯得有味生動。綜觀全書,最後發現活著不就是一首對於青春、愛與死亡的追想曲。

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Reviews

Harriet Allan

I read half of this half-dead and fell in love again with Murakami’s voice, and found elements of the stories thought provoking and strange。 Reading the second half completely awake took away this lens and left me underwhelmed。 I only enjoyed reading it for the sake of reading。 The writing is poor and the stories just aren’t that good。 It reminds me of Philip Pullman’s recent additions to His Dark Materials。 It’s like they haven’t been edited and no one has questioned them on the content。

Ijam Shadan

An enjoyable, leisurely read like it has been effortlessly, leisurely written。 I love how it remained peculiar but familiar, rude but relatable, philosophical but with utmost simplicity。 My personal favs are :1) Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey2) Carnaval3) With The Beatles

Kavin

Some of these short stories are pretty good (standard Murakami, I’d say)。 The others are oddly bold, yet mediocre。

Dora

favorite stories:creamcharlie parker plays bossa novawith the Beatlesconfessions of a Shinagawa monkeycarnaval

Oliver Kim

Good bookIt is a very good book to read while you are laid back。 It has just the perfect amount of storytelling for you to enjoy without having to think much but there seems to be a lot more if you actually try to dive deeper。

Derek

Murakami is a frustrating author。 For years I have talked to people who love his writing and speak highly of his novels and stories。 I understand that the Japanese style of storytelling is much different than in the west, but even still there are a number of things I can't get my head around。 I have read at least half a dozen of his book, possibly more but I can't recall, and patterns have emerged:-His stories often focus on young to middle-aged men, mostly single -They have little trouble getti Murakami is a frustrating author。 For years I have talked to people who love his writing and speak highly of his novels and stories。 I understand that the Japanese style of storytelling is much different than in the west, but even still there are a number of things I can't get my head around。 I have read at least half a dozen of his book, possibly more but I can't recall, and patterns have emerged:-His stories often focus on young to middle-aged men, mostly single -They have little trouble getting attention from women and engaging in meaningless sex-They have a fondness for classic rock or jazz, as well as baseball-They are novelists, know a novelist, or love reading novels-They occasionally feature monsters or talking animals (sheep, frogs, or, in this case, monkeys)-His protagonists also all suffer from the same sense of detachment, wandering through life with no real purpose and take whatever they encounter in stride-A lot of experiences happens indirectly, e。g。, the protagonist doesn't see a UFO, but meets someone and has a long conversation about how this other person saw a UFO and isn't that just nifty?And therein lies the problem I have with his writing: there's no passion or drive。 All of his characters let the currents carry them rather than making their own choices。 They don't seem to react strongly to anything, and even the things they do care about about feel like casual hobbies。 As such, I don't care about any of these people, where they are, or what lessons they may or may not learn。 There's a story in this collection where the narrator steps in to ask, What's the theme of this story? And then admits there really isn't one, so why write it? There's an epidemic of disaffected young men in Japan who rebel against a system that has nothing to offer them, however these are not their stories。 Not to mention, there are several points where I think the story is going to end, but it plods along for several more pages。I keep giving him a chance because I want to see what others are seeing。 He must be doing something right as an award-winning, best-seller in Japan and in translation, but every time I walk away bored and annoyed。 I know in some cultures the "point" or "the ending" of a story is irrelevant, the purpose is in the telling of the story, but that doesn't feel like the case in other Japanese novels I've read or in his。 His writing is simple, perhaps too simple in a "Best of Bad Hemingway" kind of way and lacks sensory details and his philosophizing comes across as really shallow。 One story in this collection is a non-fiction piece (I assume, he calls himself by name) about how much he likes baseball and watches baseball games and writes poems while doing it。 The question I kept asking myself, that captures my general reaction to him was, So what? 。。。more

Ivan Petrovic

The last story, called First Person Singular, was my favorite。

Ridzuan Rosli

Who would have ever imagined an unusual lineup like this — Charlie Parker and Antonio Carlos Jobim joining forces? Jimmy Raney on guitar, Jobim on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, Roy Haynes on drums — a dream rhythm section so amazing that it makes your heart pound just hearing the names。 And on alta sax — who else but Charlie “Bird” Parker。~ Haruki Murakami, First Singular Person (2020/2021)Read more at https://link。medium。com/VkP1w25Pvjb Who would have ever imagined an unusual lineup like this — Charlie Parker and Antonio Carlos Jobim joining forces? Jimmy Raney on guitar, Jobim on piano, Jimmy Garrison on bass, Roy Haynes on drums — a dream rhythm section so amazing that it makes your heart pound just hearing the names。 And on alta sax — who else but Charlie “Bird” Parker。~ Haruki Murakami, First Singular Person (2020/2021)Read more at https://link。medium。com/VkP1w25Pvjb 。。。more

Tjibbe Wubbels

This collection of short stories might be Murakami's most personal yet。 They're all written in the first person singular (obviously) and from the point of view of an older man looking back。 It's about memories and getting older。 There's still the undercurrent of Murakami weirdness, with 'confessions of a Shinagawa monkey' as the pinnacle。 Murakami helps us to deal with this weirdness, though: “Things like this happen sometimes in our lives,” I told him。 “Inexplicable, illogical events that nev This collection of short stories might be Murakami's most personal yet。 They're all written in the first person singular (obviously) and from the point of view of an older man looking back。 It's about memories and getting older。 There's still the undercurrent of Murakami weirdness, with 'confessions of a Shinagawa monkey' as the pinnacle。 Murakami helps us to deal with this weirdness, though: “Things like this happen sometimes in our lives,” I told him。 “Inexplicable, illogical events that nevertheless are deeply disturbing。 I guess we need to not think about them, just close our eyes and get through them。 As if we were passing under a huge wave。” This is good advice to hold on to while reading his books and, more generally, while living your life。 And when you get too overwhelmed you can always ponder the zen riddle of the circle with multiple centers but no circumference。 。。。more

Ashkan

As the title suggests, the book is a collection of eight short stories all told by a first-person singular narrator。 A (or more than one) middle-aged man reflecting on memories or fragments of memories from his past, exploring themes like love, aging, death, literature, and music。The stories are characterized by Murakami's signature fusion of real and surreal and marked by a form of understatement, as in many cases, the narrator scratches the surface and leaves it to the reader to fill the gaps。 As the title suggests, the book is a collection of eight short stories all told by a first-person singular narrator。 A (or more than one) middle-aged man reflecting on memories or fragments of memories from his past, exploring themes like love, aging, death, literature, and music。The stories are characterized by Murakami's signature fusion of real and surreal and marked by a form of understatement, as in many cases, the narrator scratches the surface and leaves it to the reader to fill the gaps。 I liked all the stories in this collection, particularly Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova and The Yakult Swallows Poetry Collection。 I found it interesting that while I am not particularly well-informed about jazz and Japanese baseball league, Murakami's style and wit in these two stories made them my favourites in the collection。The last story, the title story, was also notable as Murakami seems to be pondering about the criticisms made against the role of women in his stories, how they are less complex characters who only exist as catalysts for the male narrator to explore his own identity。 。。。more

James

This collection of eight seemingly autobiographical stories from Japanese author Haruki Murakami challenges us to wonder: is it memoir or is it fiction? Is it earnest, or just another mind-fuck from the preeminent authority of literary mind-fucks?。Perhaps the story that best personifies this conundrum is "Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova" in which the narrator confesses that in 1963 he wrote a false review of a supposedly newly recorded and released Charlie Parker album that he got printed in his This collection of eight seemingly autobiographical stories from Japanese author Haruki Murakami challenges us to wonder: is it memoir or is it fiction? Is it earnest, or just another mind-fuck from the preeminent authority of literary mind-fucks?。Perhaps the story that best personifies this conundrum is "Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova" in which the narrator confesses that in 1963 he wrote a false review of a supposedly newly recorded and released Charlie Parker album that he got printed in his college newspaper。 Parker had already been dead 8 years by that point, but still people believed this review was real—he had pulled the wool over everyone's eyes。 And then, a decade later, he mysteriously runs across the very album in a NYC record store, where he fails to buy it before it disappears。 Years afterward, Parker visits him in a dream to thank him。。Was any of this real? Does the story begin in reality and slowly transform into a Murakami-esque noir fantastique, twisting our perception of what's real in ways only he can do? or is the actual truth merely camouflaged by metaphor?。It is this feeling that permeates the entire book。 You'll be constantly questioning, wondering where the lines blur between fact and figment as you ponder the nature of the unreliable narrator sharing his story in first person singular。。Yes, even the story with the talking monkey。。Book 26 of 2021 #HarukiMurakami #FirstPersonSingular 。。。more

Heidi

Loved "The Wind Up Bird" and loved this! He always surprises me! Loved "The Wind Up Bird" and loved this! He always surprises me! 。。。more

Wendolyn Lea

A recital, circles, time, poetry, music heard but never made, baseball, doppelganger。。。 enchanting tales to bend the mind and mark time。

Sofie

My first time reading a collection of short stories and the first time a book has made me laugh out loud。

Aishwarya Barjatya

My first Murakami was an intriguing read。 The stories are not stories or plots with a lesson or a moral, but are mundane re-tellings of lives, and leave the reader wondering of their meaning。 Murakami writes in a unique fashion, and his stories are devoid of any ending per se。 I look forward to reading his other works to understand more of the writer's acclaimed brilliance。 My first Murakami was an intriguing read。 The stories are not stories or plots with a lesson or a moral, but are mundane re-tellings of lives, and leave the reader wondering of their meaning。 Murakami writes in a unique fashion, and his stories are devoid of any ending per se。 I look forward to reading his other works to understand more of the writer's acclaimed brilliance。 。。。more

Pueh Leng

Even though I know that I usually find Murakami’s short stories too short for me to immerse myself into Murakami-ness, I picked up this book anyway because I wanted to get back to reading English books and I simply wanted something that doesn’t require much stamina to go through。I was right。This book was easy to read but I didn’t get much out of it either。 It wasn’t entirely rubbish though, because one particularly rambly story involving baseball managed to move me to tears with the most unantic Even though I know that I usually find Murakami’s short stories too short for me to immerse myself into Murakami-ness, I picked up this book anyway because I wanted to get back to reading English books and I simply wanted something that doesn’t require much stamina to go through。I was right。This book was easy to read but I didn’t get much out of it either。 It wasn’t entirely rubbish though, because one particularly rambly story involving baseball managed to move me to tears with the most unanticipated detail about a box of telephone cards。 But that is probably just 2 pages out of about 200 pages。“I’m sorry, all I have is dark beer。” 。。。more

Edward Stafford

Like most short story collections, this was a mixed bag。 The hits were really strong, but they were outnumbered by the misses。 "Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova" and "Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey" were the standouts for me, with the rest ranging from OK to forgettable。 Like most short story collections, this was a mixed bag。 The hits were really strong, but they were outnumbered by the misses。 "Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova" and "Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey" were the standouts for me, with the rest ranging from OK to forgettable。 。。。more

r

This was definitely a read。 I really like his prose

Emma

fantastisch boek! Wilde steeds door blijven lezen en hem niet wegleggen。 Murakami schrijft heel makkelijk en een beetje bizar, maar daardoor heel interessant。 Ik vond voornamelijk Cream, on a stone pillow en confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey (!!) echt top! Liked it alot ;)

Agustin Tarapow

Not the best Murakami。 Some stories were good, some were pretty boring。

Ella

It was alright。 I liked the whimsical stories and the use of imagination。 (Finished this a while ago but forgot to do a review)(TEENY SPOILER AHEAD)--------Especially the monkey in the sauna。。。 although I was slightly creeped out it was um intriguing。 That to me was the most memorable one as it is sort of weird。 The other stories weren't as memorable but I did like the writing and some moments which are in my head such as the brother and him talking with the old man。 It was alright。 I liked the whimsical stories and the use of imagination。 (Finished this a while ago but forgot to do a review)(TEENY SPOILER AHEAD)--------Especially the monkey in the sauna。。。 although I was slightly creeped out it was um intriguing。 That to me was the most memorable one as it is sort of weird。 The other stories weren't as memorable but I did like the writing and some moments which are in my head such as the brother and him talking with the old man。 。。。more

Janet Abel

I liked this book。 I’m a big fan of short stories。 What made these stories fit well together in one book is Haruki Murakami’s blending of real life and the fantastic in each of the stories。 I had the impression that the stories were autobiographical yet embellished with fantasy。 The book of stories held my interest。

David Stankiewicz

Three and a half。 These stories are interesting, mostly, and fairly typical for the author as I understand it, but not always particularly compelling。 A few stories are better than others, but they are in the minority。

Owen Melia

The last two stories are good, The Yakult Swallows Poetry Collection and First Person Singular。I'm not sure why, but I liked The Elephant Vanishes much more than this collection。 It could be the overpowering sexual themes that show up in this one。 The last two stories are good, The Yakult Swallows Poetry Collection and First Person Singular。I'm not sure why, but I liked The Elephant Vanishes much more than this collection。 It could be the overpowering sexual themes that show up in this one。 。。。more

Sam

3。5 - I still think the best story was either about the monkey or Charlie "The Bird" Parker。 I also loved the one and Murakami's relationship to baseball? It was neat! 3。5 - I still think the best story was either about the monkey or Charlie "The Bird" Parker。 I also loved the one and Murakami's relationship to baseball? It was neat! 。。。more

Mariomac

Algunas de las minihistorias fueron bastante entretenidas o interesantes, otras no tanto。。。

Jen

Murakami's work is always a surreal trip, and these stories are no different。 They remind me of paintings you sit in front of and contemplate not only what's in front of you but what's inside of you。 I don't know if any two people could get the same thing from these stories, just like a painting can strike individuals in different ways。The writing is beautiful and the characters are always interesting (especially the monkey)。 These are dreamscapes as well as stories。 Amazing as usual。 Murakami's work is always a surreal trip, and these stories are no different。 They remind me of paintings you sit in front of and contemplate not only what's in front of you but what's inside of you。 I don't know if any two people could get the same thing from these stories, just like a painting can strike individuals in different ways。The writing is beautiful and the characters are always interesting (especially the monkey)。 These are dreamscapes as well as stories。 Amazing as usual。 。。。more

Nim

The first two short stories and Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey were probably my favourite。。。 the rest were eh which is a little disappointing。

J

I guess this is more like a 1。5 than anything。This was an underwhelming collection of short stories from Murakami。 Even the usual whimsy that we so often encounter his works was hardly apparent in First Person Singular, maybe with the exception of one short story, which happened to be the only story that really stuck out to me as interesting (”Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey”)。What connects all of these short stories is that they’re all told from the perspective of an adult man, often contempl I guess this is more like a 1。5 than anything。This was an underwhelming collection of short stories from Murakami。 Even the usual whimsy that we so often encounter his works was hardly apparent in First Person Singular, maybe with the exception of one short story, which happened to be the only story that really stuck out to me as interesting (”Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey”)。What connects all of these short stories is that they’re all told from the perspective of an adult man, often contemplating time—especially the past。 There is a nostalgic quality to this collection as the man in each story muses about elements of his life that would trigger a particular memory, which, in the grand scheme of things, is pretty classic of Murakami。The lack of depth in these stories made this a quick read。 I didn’t feel that I wanted to dwell on any of these stories very much, either because it was just uninteresting to me or it irked me to no end。 ”Carnaval” is probably the best example of this irksome state; it was really unnecessary to fixate on “ugly” women。。。 though, I guess I shouldn’t expect very much from Murakami, considering his history of how he writes women。Overall, I’d say this collection is a pretty poor example of Murakami’s craft in short story writing。 I admittedly wasn’t expecting much, since I wasn’t a huge fan of his previous collection, but this was just downright disappointing。 。。。more

Yangzi

Although I like Murakami, I'm not impressed by this collection。。。 Although I like Murakami, I'm not impressed by this collection。。。 。。。more