Like two American writers, Jonathan Franzen and Jeffrey Eugenides, both known for theirfizzy inventiveness but whose recent work is more plot-driven, Mr Murakami seems tohave made a conscious move towards romantic narrative. Mr Franzen s latest book askswhether the married protagonists will stay together; Mr Eugenides s which of the two mainheroes will his heroine end up with . It is Mr Murakami s turn, now, to cut in on theboy-girl gavotte. This has certainly proved a popular move. When the first two volumes of1Q84 were published in Japanese in 2009, more than 1m copies were sold in just a fewweeks; the third volume followed to similar acclaim a few months later. Keeping uporiginality can be hard work. But Mr Murakami s new direction, like that of Mr Franzen andMr Eugenides, is bringing him thousands of fresh readers. And that is a good thing.
和两位均因创造性而闻名的两位美国作家乔纳森弗兰岑和杰弗里尤金尼德斯一样,村上春树似乎也有意描写男女之间的爱情故事。弗兰兹的新书怀疑已婚的主角们是否还会在一起;尤金尼德斯则抛出了女主角会跟两位主要男主角中的哪位在一起的问题。现在,轮到村上春树来决定男女主角之间的关系了,这显然是最近的流行趋势。2009年当《1Q84》的前两卷在日本出版时,几周之内就卖出了100多万本;几个月之后,第三卷也卖出了同样数目。追求原创性绝非易事,但是就如弗兰兹和尤金尼德斯一样,村上春树的新方向为他带来了成千上万的新读者。 这是件好事。
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