Chapter 29 Chronicle of Haruki Murakami

Born in Fushimi District, Kyoto City on January 12, he is the eldest son of Chinese teachers Chiaki Murakami and Miyuki Murakami.Not long after his birth, the family moved to Shukukawa, Nishikan City, Hyogo Prefecture. "I was born in Kansai and grew up in Kansai. My father is the son of a monk in Kyoto, and my mother is the daughter of a merchant in Shunba. It can be said that I am 100% Western. Naturally, I speak Kansai dialect every day. The education I have received has considerable Strong regionalism, thinking that dialects other than Kansai are heresy, and no one who uses "standard language" is authentic. It is such a world: baseball pitchers are none other than Murayama, food is mainly bland, and university The Beijing University ① is the most expensive, and the grilled eel is the best." ("Murakami Asahido's Counterattack")

Overview of Kyoto University. In April, he entered Xiguan Municipal Xianghuyuan Primary School. "My family is a very ordinary family, but my father likes books and allows me to buy my favorite books on credit at nearby bookstores. Of course, comics, weekly magazines and the like are not allowed, and they are limited to serious books. But no matter what, it is really amazing to be able to buy my favorite books. People are happy. I can also become a book boy like that." ("Murakami Asahido") In April, enrolled in Ashiya Municipal Seido Junior High School. "Talking about the past, at that time (in the early 1960s) my family sent a bookstore a copy of "The Complete Works of World Literature" by Hachu Study and a copy of "World Literature" by Chuo Koronsha every month. Looking at it from the outside world, I lost my middle school days in this way. For this reason, the scope of my reading is still limited to foreign literature. Maybe it can be said that the three-year-old is older than the seven-year-old. In short, the initial opportunity or environment basically determines a person’s I like it." "Murakami Asahido"

In April, he enrolled in Kobe Senior High School in Hyogo Prefecture.The school belongs to the Press Committee. "Anyway, I just like to read books. Whenever I have time, I read books on literature, so that my grades are passable even if I don't study Mandarin very much. In terms of English, since I dabbled in English tube books in my own way as soon as I entered high school, English reading itself is very important. I am confident. But my English score is not very good, because I didn’t pay attention to those little technical things. I remember that the score is just above the middle. If the English teacher at that time knew that I do so many English translations now, I think it would be baffled. I am very good at world history in social sciences. Why, because I have read the complete works of "World History" by Central Public Press several times when I was in junior high school. I remember that there is such a sentence in the advertisement of the complete works: "History is better than novels Funnier'." ("Gailish Turned Sad")

Heed his parents' advice and prepared to take the national university entrance examination.I often go to the Ashiya library. In April, he entered Waseda University's Department of Drama, the First Faculty of Literature.Lived in the private dormitory "Waking Liao" of Hosokawa Domaine in Mejirohara for half a year, and then quit. "The manager is a notorious right-winger, and the head of the dormitory is a hideous guy who came from the Nakano School of the Army. It is a bit incredible that a person like me has not been expelled. The time is 1968, which is the era of student riots. I He is also full of blood, and he is resentful about everything." "Murakami Asahido".Later moved to Nerima Ward for boarding.The nearest station is Metropolitan Housekeeping. He hardly goes to school, works odd jobs in Shinjuku, and spends the rest of his time in jazz bars in Kabukicho.

In April, "The Problem Is Only One, No Communication--The Perception of Films in 1968" was published in Waseda.Moved to a dormitory in Mitaka City. "Because I was in a good mood, I bought a flute at a pawnshop. During practice, a guitar boy in the next room suggested playing Habiman, so I played "Memphis Undergronud" every day. As a result, in my memory, Mitaka City is "Memphis Undergronud" "("Murakami Asahi Hall") Married to Yoko as a student.Lives with Mrs. Yoko's parents (whose parents run a bedding store in Sengoku, Bunkyo-ku). Opened a jazz bar in Kokubunji Temple.The opening capital is 5 million yen. 2.5 million is a deposit for odd jobs for the couple, and the rest is loaned by the bank. "At the beginning, I thought it was okay to find a job, so I went to a few related TV stations, but the job content was really boring, so I had to give up. I thought that instead of doing that kind of job, I might as well open a small shop by myself. Open a shop I can purchase it myself, do it myself, and serve customers myself. After all, speaking of what I can do, that is to open a jazz bar. Anyway, I just like jazz, and I want to do things related to jazz.” (" Murakami Asahido") The name of the store is derived from the name of a cat raised when Mitaka lived in sojourn.Moved the shop to Sendagaya.

In March, graduated from Waseda University Department of Drama, First Faculty of Letters.The topic of graduation thesis is "Travel Thoughts in American Films". I came up with the idea of ​​writing a novel at the Jingu Stadium near Sendagaya in Shibuya District, and then I kept writing on the dining table every night.The reason for submission is "there is a word limit". In June, won the 23rd "Group Portrait Newcomer Award". "After leaving school, I almost never picked up a pen, and it was extremely difficult to write at the beginning. The only thing that encouraged me was Fitzgerald's words: 'If you want to describe something different from others, you must use a language different from others '. But after all, it is not an easy task. I thought while writing: I can definitely write something decent when I am 40 years old. I still think that way. I am very happy to win the award, but I don’t want to be bound by tangible things , is no longer that age." ("Group Portrait")

In July, published by Kodansha. While running a bar in Sendagaya, Shibuya Ward, he works on creation. In March, published the translation of "The Lost Three Hours" (written by Fitzgerald, contained in "Happy End Newsletter"). In April, published "Cargo Ships to China" (contained in). In June, published by Kodansha. In July, published "Reading Michelle Clayton's novels is mind-blowing, from "lying ways" to "entropy reduction"" (contained in "Happy End Newsletter"). In September, published "Street, and Uncertain Wall" (contained in "Group Portrait").

In December, published translations of "Remnant Fire", "Ice Official" and "In Alcohol" (all written by Fitzgerald, contained in ).Published "The Story of the Poor Aunt" (contained in "New Tide"). Determined to engage in professional creation.The bar was transferred to another person and moved to Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture. In March, published "The Tragedy of the New York Coal Mine" (contained in "Brutus"). In April, published "Kangaroo Sunny Day" (same as above), and published a series of short stories in this journal from 1983 to 1983.

In May, the translated work "Fitzgerald's Works" was published by Kodansha. In July, the collection of talks with Ryu Murakami "Walk and Run" was published by Kodansha, and "Terror in Fatigue——Stephen King" was published as a series of essays in "Contemporary America" ​​(contained in ). In September, published "The Exaggerated Situation - A Group of Works Surrounding the Vietnam War" (ibid.). In November, published "Anarchism - Francis Tong "Revelation of Hell"" (ibid.). In December, "Meeting in Dreams", co-written with advertising writer Shigesato Shigei, was published by Fuyukisha; "The End of the Perpetual Movement with Friends" was serialized in "Literary World".

That year, he began to participate in the editing work of "Waseda Literature" as an editorial board member, which lasted for one and a half years.Kazuki Omori, the next classmate of junior high school, came to the screen. In February, "Qingshin Gakuin University - Self-government and Christianity in Crisis" was serialized in "Asahi Weekly", as a series of essays on "Contemporary America" ​​published "Anti-Modern Modernity - The Novels of John Abinger" (F). In May, published "The Formation and Development of Urban Fiction - Kundera and After Kundera" (ibid.).

In July, published "Legend of Pre-prepared Victims - Jim Morrison/De Az" (ibid.). In August, published (in "Group Portrait") and "The Last Lawn in the Afternoon" (in "Treasure Island"). In October, it was published by Kodansha, and the work won the "Noma Hiroshi New Artist Award". In November, published "The Puppy in Her Soil" (contained in "On"). In December, published "Sydney's Green Long Street" (contained in the temporary supplement "Children's Universe"). In January, published, "Burning the Barn" (contained in "Central Public Review"). In February, published "ET-style view of <ET>" (contained in "Central Public Forum"). In April, he published "America as a Symbol" (contained in "Group Portrait"), and the collection of short stories "Cargo Ship to China" was published by Central Public Press, and published 7 other articles by Raymond.Translated short stories (published in "Central Public Forum"), published "We who grew up through the "Beach Boys"" (published in "Pent house"). In June, published "Shelter from the Rain" (published in "INpOCKET").From then on to October of the following year, sketches were published in the journal every other month. In July, the collection of translations of Raymond's short stories was published by Central Public Press. In September, the collection of short stories "Kangaroo Sunny Day" was published by Pingfanshe. In October, published "Swimming Pool" (contained in "INpOCKET"). In November, published "About People Wearing Uniforms" (contained in "Group Portrait"). In December, he published "Blind Willow and Sleeping Beauty" (published in "Literary World"), and co-wrote "Happy End of the Elephant Factory" with illustrator Anzai Mizumaru, which was published by CBS Sony Publishing House. It was the first time I traveled overseas at the beginning of the year and participated in the Athens Marathon in Greece. In January, published "Dancing Little People" (contained in "New Tide"). In February, published "The Man in the Taxi" (published in "INPOCKET"), and serialized "The Paperback Life of Haruki Murakami" in "Translation World" until the June issue. In March, "Wave Paintings of Waves" co-written with photographer Koichi Inagoshi was published by Bungeishunjusha. In April, published "Three German Fantasy" in ("Brutus") and "Now for the Dead Queen" (in "INPOCKET") In June, published "Hunting Knife" (contained in "INPOCKET"). In July, the collection of short stories "Firefly Burning Barn and Others" was published by Shinchosha, "Murakami Asahido" was published by Wakabayashi Publishing and Planning Agency, and "Disney Wilson and the Slow Death of California Myth" (published in the temporary supplement of "New Trends of Novels" " Big Column"). In October, published "vomiting 1979" (contained in "INPOCKET"). In December, he had a dialogue with Kenji Nakagami (contained in the March 1985 issue of "Guo Wen Wen"). I traveled to the United States for about 6 weeks in the summer of this year. In April, he serialized the translated work "Shepherd Bear" (written by John Irving) in "Mari Clair", and serialized "Murakami Asahido" in "Weekly Asahi" (until April of the following year). In June, it was published by Shinchosha, and in October it won the "Tanizaki Junichiro Award"; Raymond's short story translation collection "Salmon under the Night" was published by Chuo Koronsha; Tolman's short story translation "Headless Eagle" (published Supplement to "New Trend of Fiction"); published "Institutions in Fiction" (contained in "Bo"). In August, published "The Bakery Again" (in "Mari Clair") and "The Disappearance of the Elephant" (in "Literary World"). In October, a collection of short stories was published by Kodansha. In November, the translated comic book "Wild West Wind" (written by CV Oldsbag) and comic book (co-authored with illustrator Sasaki) were published. In December, published "Family Incident" (contained in "LEE") and "Twins and the Sunken Continent" (contained in the supplementary volume of "Modern Fiction"), and commented on "Movie Adventure" (co-authored with Saburo Kawamoto) ) is published by Kodansha. In January, published "The Collapse of the Roman Empire, 1881 Indian Uprising, Hitler's Invasion of Poland, and the Windy World Maple" (in "Monthly Kadokawa") and "The Wind-up Bird and the Ladies of Tuesday" (in "Shincho"). In April, the collection of short stories "Attacking the Bakery Again" was published by Wenyi Chunqiu Du. In June, "Murakami Asahido's Counterattack" was published by Asahi Shimbun, and Pohl's short stories "Dicui Island", "The End of the World", "Volunteer Speaker", "Big Lies", "Convenience House", "A Miss A Portrait of the World," "The Circus and War" (both in the first to autumn issues of Tokyoite), and "A Adventure in Corsica" (in the December issue of Mari Clair).That year, he moved to Dafan Town, Kanagawa Prefecture. In October, he stayed in Rome, Italy for 10 days, and then went to Greece. In November, "Langerhans's Afternoon" was published by Guangwenshe.Live in Mykonos, Greece. In January, stayed in Sicily, Italy.Published the translation of Bohr's short story "Swimming in the Literary World" (published in "Literary World"), and "THE SCRAP" Reminiscing about the 1980s was published by Wenyi Chunqiu Society. In February, stay in Rome. In March, went to Bologna. In April, travel to Corsica and Crete in Greece. In June, return home.The documentary novel "The Factory of Sunrise Country" was published by Pingfanshe, and "Anyway, I Been to Greece" (published in "WINPS"). In July, Ball's short story translation collection "The End of the World" was published by Wenyichunqiu Society. In September, return to Rome.Published by Kodansha, the first and second volumes sold 4.3 million copies; published "October Light" (contained in "Youth and Reading"). In October, participate in the Athens Marathon. In November, translated CDB Bryan's "The Great Deslieve" and published it by Xinchaosha. In December, the translated comic book "Express Train "North Pole"" (written by CV Oldzge) was published. In February, published "Rome yo Rome, we must prepare for winter" (contained in "Xin Chao"). In March, went to London.Translation of Tolman's "Recalling Uncle", published by Wenyi Chunqiu Society. In April, return home. "Scott Fitzgerald Book" is published by TBS Britannica.Obtain a driving license after returning home. In August, he returned to Rome and traveled to Greece and Turkey with photographer Eizo Matsumura.First go to Mount Athos, the holy mountain with a Greek Orthodox monastery built on the Athos Peninsula in northeastern Greece, and then drive from Istanbul to Turkey. It takes 21 days to travel around Turkey along the border, passing through the Black Sea, the Soviet Union, Iran, The border of Iraq, the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea, and finally back to Rome.This travel note was first published in "03" (January-February 1990), and after a major revision, it was published by Xinchaosha in August 1990 under the title "Rainy Days and Summer". In September, the translated work "And Other Stories - 12 Rare American Novels" was published by Wenyi Chunqiu Society. October, published by Kodansha. In April, published "Raymond's Early Death" (contained in "New Tide"). In May, travel to Rhodes, Greece. In June, published "The TV People's Counterattack" (in "PAR AVION") and "Airplane" (in "Eureka"). In July, he drove a private car to travel to southern Germany and Austria. "Murakami Asahido! "is published by the Cultural Publishing Bureau, and "Small But Useful Things" is published by the Central Public Press. In September, the translated comic book "The Nameless Man" (written by CV Oldsbag) was published by Hechushufang Xinshe; the translation of Tolman's "A Christmas" was published by Wenyi Chunqiu Society. In October, return to China and go to New York.The translation of "Atomic Age" (by T.O'Brien) was published by Wenyichunqiu Society, and "Folklore of Our Time" (contained in "SWINTCH") and "The Best Flawed Jade - P. Aosta's "Ghost We>" (contained in "New Tide"). In November, published "Sleep" (contained in "Literary World"). In January, return home. "Television Man" is published by Wenyi Chunqiu Society.Published travel notes on Greece and Turkey (in "03") under the title "Walk in the Garden of God". In February, I witnessed Aum Shinrikyo's publicity campaign for the House of Representatives in Sendagaya, Shibuya District, where I live. From May to July of the following year, the eight-volume "Haruki Murakami Works Collection 1979-1989" was published by Kodansha, and "Jack London's Dentures, Sudden Personal Lessons" (published in "Asahi Shimbun"). In June, "Drums in the Distance", which described the experience of being a "resident traveler" in Greece and Italy and included photos of Mrs. Tong Yoko, was published by Kodansha, and published "Tony Takino Valley" (published in "The Spring and Autumn Period of Literature and Art" "). In August, "Rainy Summer" was published by Xinchaosha. In October, the translated work "Talk About the Real War" (by T.O'Brien) was published by Yichunqiu Society. In November, the translated comic book "The Mystery of Harris Batick" (by CT Oldsbag) was published by Hechushufang Xinshe. In January, he went to Princeton University in New Jersey as a visiting researcher. "When I went to the US Consulate to get a visa in January, the Gulf War broke out. We heard the news that the US military had attacked Baghdad with missiles in the taxi driving in Akasaka. We didn't think it was a good place to go. Although the battlefield is far away, we can go there. After all, it is not a happy thing to live in a country at war. But all the procedures have been completed, as we have no choice but to go to the United States. The result is not directly affected by the war, but frankly speaking, the United States at that time The passionate patriotic atmosphere is not very pleasant." ("The Sad Foreign Language") In April, published "Green Beast" and "Ice Man" (published in the temporary supplement "Haruki Murakami Book" of "Literary World"). In December, the translated comic book "Swan Lake" (written by CV Oldsbag) was published by Hechushufang Xinshe. Due to the extension of the period of stay in the United States, he lectured on modern Japanese literature at the Graduate School of Princeton University as a visiting professor. The content was the interpretation of the works of "The Third Newcomer". In October, (or translated "The Wind-up Bird Chronicle") the first part began to be serialized in "Shincho" (until August of the following year), and was published by Kodansha. In January, he published "The Birth of a Non-Spoofed Novel - 10 Years with Raymond" (contained in "Asahi Shimbun"). In June, the translated comic book "The Magical Broom" by CV Oldsbag was published by Hechushufang Xinshe. In July, he went to work at Tufts University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In November, translated "The Returning Flip Cat" (by Gwen) and published it by Kodansha. In February, "Sorrowful Gaidai" was published by Kodansha. In April, the first "The Thief Magpie" and the second "The Prophetic Bird" were published by Xinchaosha.Public dialogue with Hayao Kawai, also a visiting professor at Princeton University, on "The Meaning of Monogatari in Modern Japan". In June, traveled to China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Mongolia (and interviewed).From Dalian via Hailar, Nomenhan on the Chinese side, and Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia to the old battlefield on the east side of the Halaha River.This travelogue was published in "Marco Polo" (September-November). In July, the couple traveled to Kuramachi, Chiba Prefecture, and Anzai Mizumaru, who was born there, accompanied him.One of the purposes of the trip was to "compensate for the terrible diet in Mongolia". In December, published "Attack on the Zoo" (contained in "New Tide"). In March, during the spring break of an American university, he temporarily returned to China and learned about the subway gas incident at his home in Oiso, Kanagawa Prefecture. In June, he retired from his apartment in Cambridge, drove across the continental United States to California, and then stayed in Kauai, Hawaii for a month and a half to return home. In August, the third "Bird Stinger" was published by Xinchaosha. In September, recitals of self-selected works were held in Kobe City and Ashiya City. "It wouldn't do much for me to read aloud, but I did my best, if it was of any use. People say I'm not used to being in the public eye, but I'm just like everyone else. I have no skills, and I'm not good at words. So I seldom appear on the stage. I don’t like taking pictures of people, although taking pictures will not make me jump wildly or bite off my little finger." ("SPA" October 4th issue) In November, talk to Hayao Kawai.Published "Blind Willow and Sleeping Beauty" (contained in "Literary Circles"). From January to December, independently interviewed 62 victims of the Tokyo subway poison gas incident, interviewing one victim every five days. In February, published "The Seventh Man" (contained in "The Spring and Autumn Period of Literature and Art").Won the 47th "Yomiuri Literature Award". In May, "The Murakami Asahido Weekly Uzumaki Cat Searching Method" was published by Shinchosha. In June, translated "Piercing the Heart" (written by Michelle Gilman, the author is the protagonist in the book - the younger brother of the prisoner who committed suicide due to serial killings), and published by Wenyi Chunqiu Society.Published (contained in "Group Portrait"). In November, the collection of short stories was published by Wenyi Chunqiu Society. In December, "To Meet Haruki Murakami Kawatani Hayao" was published by Iwanami Bookstore. In March, "Underground," written by interviewing victims of the Tokyo subway poison gas incident, was published by Kodansha. Released in Japan. Published in Japan in September 2004.