Haruki Murakami
doesn’t need any introduction. The massive success of his first novel
“Norwegian Wood” (1987) made him a national celebrity in Japan. I also read
“West of the Sun and Kafka on the Shore” but “Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman”
has exceeded my expectations.
From the surreal to the mundane the Haruki’s tales
show his rich imagination, his deep knowledge of the human psychology, and his
sharp sense of humor made me smile many times. Some of his tales are magic, romantic
and amazing. One pleasure.
His book has accompanied me during the last months; day
by day I carried it in my bag and I was reading it in my small day trips.
At the end of the summer when the tourists have come
back home and children on the beach have more space to play and build their
castles, you can concentrate better in readings. When I finally finished and I closed this novel, I looked at
the sea and I thought about the tale “Hanalei Bay” and I remembered the mother
who lost her nineteen year son to a big shark that attacked him when he was
surfing in Hanalei Bay. Fortunately there are not sharps in the Mediterranean.
This is one of the magic and deep stories which don’t let you indifferent.
I was concentrated on these thoughts, when suddenly, one man with French accent, sunglasses and
wearing an old fashioned swimsuit approached to me, and asked me to make him a
picture in front of the sea. Oh ! of course !, I answered surprised and smiling
because I also remembered the tale “The
Ice Man”, and I wondered myself how one woman can live with an ice man in the
South Pole !, but I think that I understood the message of Haruki Marukami in
this wonderful tale. This kind of women trapped in a destiny, that they could
change but they don’t do anything for improving their lifes.
After making the picture, the French man told me thank you, and he slowly followed
his walk along the beach, and I again thought about the tales of Haruki, how his magic stories show
his ability to describe different kinds of human experiences in ways, which are
instructive, intriguing and amazing.
I highly recommend to read “Blind Willow, Sleeping
Woman”.
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