[0 1] "Attack the bakery again"-Murakami tried to test the boundary of the capitalist system with stories.
Have you ever thought about doing illegal business with your wife? You must have thought about it. It's just that you didn't practice
Murakami practiced it in this novel.
The novel describes in the first person that the protagonist is hungry in the middle of the night and discusses problems with his newly married wife. Unconsciously, he said that he robbed a bakery ten years ago, which aroused the interest of his daughter-in-law. As a result, encouraged by their daughter-in-law, the husband and wife robbed the bakery again when the moon was dark and the wind was high, but only McDonald's opened the door in the street, so they robbed 30 hamburgers at McDonald's and drove to other places to eat. The novel has a general structure and language, but the seemingly absurd story reveals the shackles of some capitalist systems in people's hearts. In the words of the article, this is the so-called hooping spell.
The hero also said: It seems that there are many iron rings everywhere in the world. As for which bad thing is caused by which hoop, it is difficult to make it clear.
As for robbing the bakery, the hero said that he was "just an attacker, not a robber". Actually, it's ironic What is the difference between an attacker and a robber? Just as the United States kills and sets fires everywhere, but flaunts itself to liberate the suffering country and mankind, Murakami exposes the illusion of the capitalist system with this irony.
Of course, if you are a hothead, it is not suitable for reading Murakami's articles, because his style is generally feminine and he doesn't like to call his parents by their first names in articles, so reading his novels is never enough.
[02] The missing elephant-the favorite animal in the village.
The main idea of this novel is that the elephants and the keepers in the elephant house in the town disappeared at the same time. But what is missing is not the elephant, but the traditional culture symbolized by the elephant.
Murakami likes two kinds of animals, elephants and cats.
As early as in his famous work "Listening to the Wind", elephants appeared. Many readers and even book critics think this novel is the most symbolic one among Murakami's novels, but I think his usual symbolism is actually reflected in many novels, and the missing elephant is not particularly prominent.
For writing, there is a scene in the novel that is worth learning:
Let's not say that Murakami prefers to write about bars, because he has done bar business. As far as this scenery is concerned, it seems to write about scenery, but in fact it writes about people. All pen and ink actually serve the author, and this is the master. In addition, at the end of the novel, the author explains the theme:
What do you mean? This contrasts with the missing elephant. This contrast is a bit like the indifference and forgetfulness of Buddhism. Looking at the whole novel, it is very tiring to read, which is also Murakami's consistent style. But the following reading experience becomes great.
[03] "Family events"-the most eye-catching language.
If I were to choose the best short story in the village, it would be Family Events.
Contrary to Murakami's usual style, this novel focuses on dialogue, which is playful, humorous, concise, casual and surprising. The story is mainly about the conversation between my sister and her fiance Watanabe. I am cynical and seem to have no taboos around me. My sister has been urging me to turn over a new leaf, but I always feel sick about her fiance and his Honda 500cc motorcycle. I hate my house and my dog, and I am getting a little unhappy with my sister.
Whiskey, sex, baseball, menstruation, coffee, beer. These common words also appear in this short story. Aside from the spiritual home of these authors, there is a language that describes bathing like this:
This language is very vivid, and the reading experience is nothing more than two aspects, one is to arouse reverie, and the other is vivid image. The author of this writing, we don't have to spend time reading.
In the middle of the novel, the author reveals the theme: women are like salmon. No matter what you say, you will definitely go back to a place.
[04] Twin Girls and the Sinking Mainland-the full name is Twin Girls and the Sinking Mainland-the collapse of the Roman Empire, the Indian Uprising in 188 1 year, Hitler's invasion of Poland, a stormy world.
How's it going? Definitely long enough! What other topic in the world dares to compare with Murakami? I'm afraid those long headlines on the home page are far from rivals.
To tell the truth, this short story is not well written, the imitation of Kafka is too heavy, and the story is not good.
Anyone who wants to say that a writer's works are all good can only prove that IQEQ has problems. Murakami's novels are not all good, and this novel with an extremely long name unfortunately falls into a cliche. The story describes a pair of twin girls in my dream who were built into the wall by construction workers. This symbolizes what Murakami thinks should be symbolized. He just won't tell you, let you guess, let you associate and make you tired. Therefore, the "housework" just boasted will fall into a trough again. Avoid novels that are too tired when writing.
[05] Tuesday clockwork birds and girls-typical stream-of-consciousness novels.
Many years ago, when I first heard about the stream of consciousness, I thought it meant a running account. It turned out that this was not the case. Murakami's "Twist", if summed up,
Not finished? Yes, you are not mistaken. There is nothing after the comma, because I can't sum it up. The comma above is like this "twist", which is poorly written. The stream of consciousness is too fast, rushing into the ocean and never coming back. How can the water of the Yellow River move out of heaven? Not to the sea, but to the sea. No wonder the name Ulysses often appears in his novels.
Do you love Murakami? Then read his novels. Because he has a rich imagination.
Do you like sleeping? Then look at Murakami. Because some of his novels really help sleep.