国境の南、太陽の西 South of the Border, West of the Sun by 村上春樹

 

"あの日なら、僕はすべてを捨ててしまうことができた。仕事も家庭も金も、何もかもをあっさりと捨ててしまえた。――ジャズを流す上品なバーを経営し、妻と二人の娘に囲まれ幸せな生活を送っていた僕の前に、十二歳の頃ひそやかに心を通い合わせた同級生の女性が現れた。会うごとに僕は、謎めいた彼女に強く惹かれていって――。日常に潜む不安と欠落、喪失そして再生を描く、心震える長編小説.... amazon" "This novel's hero, whose life was contented and even envious, one day happened to meet a childhood friend. Since then, he was intrigued by her mysterious world which gradually invaded his mind and tried to wipe off his successful life... Just the same as his former successful novel "Norwegian Wood", loneliness in each character's mind was openly and naturally expressed, which I liked the most. Another point I loved was the implied idea that free market capitalism was substantially imperfect from the aspect of morals, which I thought seemed to predict the recent worldwide financial catastrophe. Interestingly, the hero was to some extent the author himself because both were jazz club owners and this book whose title was taken from one of the jazz music seemed to me itself like an LP record......"

무라카미 하루키를 상징하는 요소들이 모두 등장하는 소설이다. 초등학교 동창생의 미스터리 한 부분을 제외하고는 난해한 부분이 비교적 적은 것이 이 작품의 매력이기도 하다. 그냥 편하게 읽으면 되는 작품이다. 남주인공의 Jazz bar 운영, 음악적 취향, 수영 등 무라카미 하루키 본인을 보는 듯한 인물이다. 문장이나 표현도 무난하기 때문에 진도가 잘나가는 작품이다. 1995년에 출판된 작품이지만 스마트폰이 등장하지 않는 점을 제외하고 시대성을 초월하는 작품인 거 같다.

 

 

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