Sunday, February 7, 2010

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Minotaur at the Crossroads "Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman" by Haruki Murakami


had long wanted to sink his teeth into Haruki Murakami, an author who has become fashionable and I have good references. I always thought that a collection of stories is a great way to start with an author and that "Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman," an anthology originally published in English with tales of his career, it seemed the best place to start your work.
And really, I am not disappointed. Murakami is known for being the most Western of Japanese authors, which is true but, fortunately, there is still a good reservoir of Japanese culture in his writings, enough for a Spaniard will take the point but, at the same time have an exotic and different that makes them very attractive.
These stories are all fantasy and realism, but always with a touch peculiar. Even those stories that never cease to be a piece of contemporary Japanese life not cease to be disquieting and special. This can be a simple reflection of the cultural clash between East and West but also a conscious approach Murakami, personal touch that makes his books do not have a very attractive. Murakami
It's funny but not exactly a stylist though, as I said, possesses a voice unmistakable. Write very simple, very simple but at the same time, in an extremely personal, something very interesting (does that readers will not be frightened and read without problems but the plots are rare) and, I guess, not easy.
As for the stories, the oldest are the most inscrutable and enigmatic. They have a dreamlike and surreal air very pronounced, in fact more similar sounding pieces of dreams, puzzles that are missing many pieces, games that do not understand the rules (eg "The tragedy of the coal mine in New York" or "hunting knife") . However, as the years progress will refine their stories and are more comprehensible and mature. And I recognize that more attractive. Murakami
The fantasy is very realistic, set in everyday life, and in which the protagonists are not surprised by the strange things that happen around him. Many of the topics of great Western (not sure also of Japan) in this book: the world mirror ("Mirror", effective but somewhat routine), Kafkaesque nightmares ("Grebe", second hilarious), monsters like us ("The Iceman", one of the best stories of the entire book ), ghosts ("Hanalei Bay", everyday little scary), talking animals ("The Shinagawa Monkey," where in a few page is created a world so unique and complex than one would have given for a novel) , strange tales ("Wherever it appears that this may be" another of my favorites or "birthday girl"), predestination ("Traveler by chance "), curses (" The poor aunt, "" Nausea 1979 ", or how vomiting can be art), almost lovercraftiano terror (" The seventh man, "where the description of something like a tsunami reached heights of impressive awe) ...
course, at bottom, do not care about the issue itself or, for that matter, gender. Murakami's stories just trying at the bottom of what matters most to human beings: life and death. And although the latter is always present, is not an author Murakami ominous or depressing if not the opposite. Their stories show us, in general, the strength of human beings, their dignity to the inevitable and a certain warmth that makes us know that however much we spend, really, we're never entirely alone.
An interesting author of it, probably read more, read I hope to share with you.

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