La capatul lumii si in tara aspra a minunilor

Haruki Murakami

Jun 2016 · Elefant Online

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Romanul La capatul lumii si in tara aspra a minunilor ne prezinta doua lumi diferite, doua spatii temporale, povestirile misterioase a doi naratori, care se doresc doua incercari ale disecarii propriilor identitati. Watashi, naratorul tarii aspre a minunilor, porneste intr-o calatorie de sondare a propriilor amintiri, asemenea lui Proust, coridorul cel lung pe care protagonistul face primii pasi simbolizind incapacitatea individului de a-si cunoaste sinuozitatile sufletului. Lumea in care traieste Watashi este dominata de cuvinte si sunete, pe cind cea a lui Boku (naratorul din capatul lumii), de imagini si cintece, decorul fiind redat de un oras ingradit, asemenea oraselor medievale. Cind soseste in oras, paznicul de la poarta de intrare (care isi petrece aproape tot timpul ascutind cutite) ii cere lui Boku sa-si taie umbra, subliniind ca in astfel de locuri nu va mai avea nevoie de ea. Pierderea umbrei semnalizeaza inceputul pierderii propriei identitati. Pendularea protagonistului intre doua lumi – una reala, gata sa moara, iar cealalta eterna, dar si goala de sentimente – ne face sa intelegem ca alegerea finala a lui Boku nu poate fi deschisa decit artistului care se afla undeva la granita dintre cele doua.

About the author

Haruki Murakami was born on January 12, 1949 in Kyoto, Japan and studied at Tokyo's Waseda University. He opened a coffeehouse/jazz bar in the capital called Peter Cat with his wife. He became a full-time author following the publication of his first novel, Hear the Wind Sing, in 1979. He writes both fiction and non-fiction works. His fiction works include Norwegian Wood, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, The Strange Library, and Men Without Women. Several of his stories have been adapted for the stage and as films. His nonfiction works include What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. He has received numerous literary awards including the Franz Kafka Prize for Kafka on the Shore, the Yomiuri Prize for The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, and the Jerusalem Prize. He has translated into Japanese literature written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Raymond Carver, Truman Capote, John Irving, and Paul Theroux.