書籍

Title: Kafka on the Shore

書名：《海邊的卡夫卡》

Author: Haruki Murakami

作者：村上春樹

Publisher: Knopf

出版商：挪波夫出版社

Haruki Murakami has become one of Japan's best known writers abroad. Known for his vivid imagination and his surreal， potent dreamscapes， Murakami's works have earned him widespread critical acclaim.Among his best known stories is Kafka on the Shore， a compelling tale of two individuals， a fifteen-year-old boy named Kafka Tamura who leaves home in an attempt to escape a gruesome Oedipal curse placed on him by his father， and an aging simpleton named Satoru Nakata who has the ability to talk to cats. Each embarks on his own journey and although their paths never cross， their fates turn out to be inseparably intertwined. In Kafka on the Shore， Murakami spins a magical world where cats talk， fish rain from the sky， and individuals leave their bodies to murder or make love through the medium of dreams.The novel demonstrates Murakami's particular blend of pop culture， surrealism， suspense， humor， and potent sexuality. Among the novel's prominent themes， Murakami explores the relation between dreams and reality， the specter of the heritage of World War II， the threat of fate， and the uncertain grip of prophecy.Described as a \"modern Greek tragedy\" and \"an insistently metaphysical mind-bender\" Kafka on the Shore is a compelling story that will stretch the limits of your imagination.

村上春樹是蜚名海外的日本作家之一。他豐富的想象力和充滿說服力的超現實幻境讓他的作品聞名遐邇。然而，他最出名的小說還是《海邊的卡夫卡》，該作品圍繞兩個人物展開：為了逃避可怕的父親強加的戀母情結而離家出走的15歲少年田村卡夫卡以及可以和貓交流的老年“呆子”中田聰。

兩個人各自展開了自己的旅途，他們從無交集，但他們的命運最終卻糾纏在一起。在《海邊的卡夫卡》中，村上春樹勾畫了一個不可思議的世界，在那里，貓可以說話、魚從天上落下、人可以通過夢境脫離軀體去殺人或者做愛。該小說是村上春樹將流行文化、超現實主義、懸疑、幽默以及性融合創作的例證。在小說的主題中，卡夫卡探索了夢境和現實的關系、二戰遺留下的問題、命運的威脅和對預言把握的不確定性。《海邊的卡夫卡》被形容為“現代希臘悲劇”和“玄學名作”，是一本絕對超乎你想象的佳作。

Comments 評論

\"To say that the fantastic elements of Kafka On The Shore are complicated and never fully resolved is not to suggest that the novel fails… Nakata and Kafka's fates keep the reader enthralled to the final pages.\" - Regina Marler

“《海邊的卡夫卡》中的復雜且懸而未決的奇幻元素并不意味這是失敗的作品……中田聰和卡夫卡的命運引領讀者讀到最后。”——瑞吉娜#8226;馬勒

\"Murakami is of course himself an immensely reader-friendly novelist， and never has he offered more enticing fare than this enchantingly inventive tale.\"- Kirkus Review

“毫無疑問，村上春樹是一名受讀者歡迎的小說家，他推陳出新的想法絕不遜色于他那令人迷醉的小說。”——《科柯斯評論》

Title: The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World

書名：《動蕩的年代：新世界中的冒險》

Author: Alan Greenspan

作者：艾倫#8226;格林斯潘

Publisher: Penguin Press

出版商：企鵝出版社

One of the most influential economists of his day， Alan Greenspan was appointed chairman of the United States Federal Reserve by President Ronald Reagan in August 1987. During his tenure， Greenspan served as helmsman of the American economy， guiding it through an age of rapid change and unpredictable developments. The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World is Greenspan's memoir， detailing his life experiences， economic endeavors， and personal observations. The first half of the book is an autobiographical account of the author's life. It gives readers insight into the people and the circumstances that helped shape and guide him. Greenspan details his brief musical career playing clarinet and saxophone， his studies in economics， and his association with well-known novelist and philosopher Ayn Rand. The second half of the book is a retelling of some of the major economic events that have occurred over the past half century. He firmly advocates free market capitalism as the economic approach that trumps other forms attempted thus far in human history. He also evaluates the economic performances of Presidents hehas served under including Gerald Ford， Bill Clinton， Ronald Reagan， and George Bush. For anyone interested in economic affairs， this book provides a fascinating glimpse into the life and perspective of one of the world's most influential economists/bankers.

作為那個時代最有影響力的經濟學家，艾倫#8226;格林斯潘于1987年8月被里根總統任命為美聯儲主席。