Hear the Wind Sing

　　洋溢著青春的徬徨迷惘及回憶以都市人的感覺和六○年代嘲諷的眼光，描述充滿「空白」與「虛無」的逝去青春。

　　風格輕淡、明朗、清爽

　　晴朗的天空，鮮嫩的草坪，外加球棒的輕脆聲，就這個瞬間村上產生念頭：「對了，來寫小說看看」，於是，不久後誕生《聽風的歌》。

　　當時經營酒把的他，從未寫作過，因為過於忙碌，而沒時間想過要寫。深夜酒吧打烊後，在自家的廚房桌上寫稿寫到睏為止……

　　畢竟是有一股砰、砰、砰的氣勢，《聽風的歌》有第一聲「砰」的氣勢，引出了接續的作品，就這樣經過了30年。

　　輕微的南風，送來海的香味和曝曬的柏油氣味，使我想起從前的夏天。女孩子肌膚的溫暖、古老的搖滾樂、剛洗好的button-down襯衫、在游泳池更衣室抽的煙味、微妙的預感，都是一些永遠沒有止境的夏天甜美的夢。然後有一年夏天（到底是哪一年？）夢再也沒回來過。

　　★本書中譯版《聽風的歌》由時報出版。

　　After almost thirty years out of print, the first major works of fiction by international best-selling author Haruki Murakami--the novellas Pinball, 1973 and Hear the Wind Sing--are finally together in one volume, in all-new English translations. Centering around two young men--an unnamed narrator and his friend and former roommate, the Rat--these short works are powerful, at times surreal, stories of loneliness, obsession, and eroticism. Filled with all the hallmarks of Murakami's later books, they are a fascinating insight into a great author's beginnings, and remarkable works of fiction in their own right. In addition to the new translations, our edition also includes an exclusive essay by Murakami in which he explores and explains his decision to become a writer. Prequels to the much-beloved classics A Wild Sheep Chase and Dance Dance Dance, these early novellas are essential reading for Murakami lovers and contemporary fiction lovers, alike.

作者簡介

村上春樹

　　一九四九年生於日本京都府。早稻田大學戲劇系畢業。

　　一九七九年以《聽風的歌》獲得「群像新人賞」，新穎的文風被譽為日本「八○年代文學旗手」，一九八七年暢銷七百萬冊的代表作《挪威的森林》出版，奠定村上在日本多年不墜的名聲，除了暢銷，也屢獲「野間文藝賞」、「谷崎潤一郎文學賞」等文壇肯定，三部曲《發條鳥年代記》更受到「讀賣文學賞」的高度肯定。除了暢銷，村上獨特的都市感及寫作風格也成了世界年輕人認同的標誌。

　　作品中譯本至今已有50幾本，包括長篇小說、短篇小說、散文及採訪報導等。

　　長篇小說有《聽風的歌》、《1973年的彈珠玩具》、《尋羊冒險記》、《世界末日與冷酷異境》、《挪威的森林》、《舞舞舞》、《國境之南、太陽之西》、《發條鳥年代記》三部曲、《人造衛星情人》、《海邊的卡夫卡》、《黑夜之後》、《1Q84 Book1》《1Q84 Book2》、《1Q84 Book3》等。

　　Haruki Murakami was born in Kyoto in 1949 and now lives near Tokyo. His books include Norwegian Wood, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, and 1Q84. His work has been translated into more than fifty languages and he has received many honours, including the Franz Kafka Prize. His most recent novel, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, sold one million copies in its first week of publication in Japan.