Chapter 3 Haruki Murakami looks

I've always been curious about Murakami's appearance.I'm curious because I've never seen it before.He is not one of those people who must publish large color photos on the cover, second cover, third cover, back cover and even the inserts of every book.It is said that he doesn't like to deal with the outside world or even his colleagues, and he doesn't like to be interviewed on TV. He is a guy who "stays at arm's length" everywhere.I always have a good impression of low-key people, especially when this kind of attitude towards things is reduced to the simplest, it comes from nature, rather than unreasonable concealment or deliberate hypocrisy.

It was the first time I saw a photo of Haruki Murakami in a newspaper, and to be honest, I was very disappointed.Murakami sat in front of a pine wall, half body, arms folded, wearing a watch, with typical old-school Japanese men's eyebrows, facial features and narrow shoulders, and his hair and clothes were so ordinary that there was nothing to say.In short, the Japanese are in a mess, although there is still an illustration of American jazz style in the 1960s hanging prominently on the background wall. After being disappointed, it didn't matter, I lost the newspaper and continued to cook my braised fish.I only have a flat frying pan, and I can't gather the soup in the center like a Chinese wok. If it doesn't cover the fish, I need to use a spoon to continuously fill the fish with juice.This is a process that requires patience.I was patient, and I had a small, clean kitchen with dim lights and greenery on the dining table, and a crappy cassette player on the microwave playing the top hits.Some people are on the list, some people are not on the list, fashion is flying outside the window, I have curtains to block the world.

Lin Shaohua said, what I like the most and what moves me the most is his (Murakami) appreciation of loneliness and helplessness. I also heard the word "appreciation" from a girl. She was talking about the feeling of unrequited love. I laughed at that time and said that you are very classic.In the past, the orientals liked to appreciate sad emotions, such as "the falling flowers are independent, the swifts fly together", "the flowers splash tears when feeling the season, the birds are frightened when they hate farewell", "the dawn and the moon on the banks of the willows", etc., are all enjoying loneliness or The sadness of parting.Sadness and affection are what we want, not squatting on the ground crying loudly and then wiping away the tears to turn grief into strength.Lin Shaohua also said: What makes Murakami unique is that he does not write this kind of loneliness and helplessness as negative things, but sublimates it into a style that is not without elegance through inner mental manipulation, a kind of joy in it. realm.

I think what he said is quite right, better than what I said, so I feel relieved to take care of the fish.The soup has been received to 70% dry, and it can be served in a pan with sesame oil.Before eating, I took one last look at the photo of Haruki Murakami in the newspaper to make sure that he was at least not ostentatious.A very ordinary appearance may be a good thing for others, but it is really hard to imagine what would happen if Murakami had the appearance of a handsome male writer or a celebrity?I believe it would be better to say nothing now.He hides his face behind the scenes and puts out the words. What he shows us is at least trying not to be impetuous, although the sitting posture and the background with arms folded are still a bit deliberate.Forget it, Hu Shi is still someone who said: everything should be temperate, and temperance is no exception.I've grown a little fond of his face.

The fish should be eaten while it is hot.