作為「危機作家」的村上春樹

Murakami Haruki as the Author of Crisis

有關村上春樹文學男女間的脆弱性（vulnerability）（容易受傷），將延續在「層」第4號（2011年3月）期刊中的敘述，我將討論面對自然與社會危機之村上文學的樣式特徵進行討論。自確立其作家地位的「尋羊冒險記」（1982）以降，村上的文本敘事，可以說長期以來一以貫之地經常由意外的事故所引發的地震、激進宗教犯罪、戰爭等暴力性的危機，於其中交織著幻想性與歷史，描繪出其威脅到個人的生存的各樣局面。由這個意涵而言，村上正是一個「危機的作家」。本演講嘗試將村上文學其危機之位階，尤其以「列克星敦的幽靈」（1996）、「神的孩子都在跳舞」（1999）、「東京奇譚集」（2005）等短篇作品為題材進行解讀。

Since the publication of Wild Sheep Chase, a work in which Murakami Haruki established his position as an literary author, the depiction of various conditions of crisis has become one of the writer's primary concerns. Characteristic of his texts are the portrayal of the violent and life-threatening crises, which include unexpected accidents, crimes committed by cults or wars, to name but a few. Since his stories are consistent in narrating of crisis blended with fantasy or history, it is no exaggeration to call him the Author of Crisis. In this article, I will analyze and estimate the place of crisis in Murakami's literature, especially in some of his short story collections such as The Ghost of Lexington, After the Quake, and Tokyo Strange Stories.