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.
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.
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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 radicall...
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.)
Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. 这便是他的真言。其微妙的含义难以正确地翻译，明知其不可译而硬译，不妨译成最为简单的：“痛楚难以避免，而磨难可以选择。”
他们并不知道，打东北方从不间断地吹来的贸易风（信风），让夏威夷变得何等凉爽；他们也不知道，在鳄梨树那风凉的树荫下安闲地读书，兴之所至便去南太平洋的海湾里游泳，这样的生活，让人感到何等幸福。 (查看原文)
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村上春树 作者
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21 有用 水湄物语 2013-02-02 21:34:21
跑步的时候反复听， 不想跑的时候反复听，没力气的时候反复听，这本书最近简直变成我的精神支柱。
7 有用 #_N%0-# 2013-02-24 00:01:23
终于读完了！！！严格意义上是我cover的第一本原版..呼..
1 有用 o爱米粒o 2013-07-02 03:13:14
Audiobook下载：百度云网盘。在自己开始跑步的两个月后。
24 有用 甲🎹 2013-10-09 18:09:45
4小时23分的audio book，两天给听完鸟。给5星是因为这是唯一一本我知道村上在写些什么的书。
1 有用 Zéphyr 2012-11-07 16:47:31
“跑步是孤独的。骑自行车比跑步更孤独。”像漂浮的朽木一样游泳我也是会的。所以我不如去修炼铁人三项吧。 = =
0 有用 Carter 2024-12-31 11:48:22 加拿大
下一步是挑战用日语读村上！原来中文读村上时常困惑的原因不是写作风格是中文译者风格。。。
0 有用 greenmoon55 2024-12-01 08:34:02 美国
可以说全部是碎碎念，波士顿/纽约听起来很亲切，随着年龄增长身体变差让人忧伤，上次在Monterey有位大哥就说年纪大了跑不了全马了🤪。
0 有用 想縮進豆莢裡 2024-11-28 16:07:10 日本
又听了一遍英文版，确认对村上春树的Running不感兴趣，不过Ray Porter的朗读很棒
0 有用 三线奇拉子 2024-10-03 09:17:52 荷兰
(Audible)
0 有用 Gale 2024-08-10 01:10:23 美国
Should I start training for a marathon?