村上春树是一位日本作家。他的书和故事在日本和国际上都很畅销,他的作品被翻译成50种语言,在国外销售了数百万册。他的作品获得了许多奖项,包括世界幻想奖,弗兰克奥康纳国际短篇小说奖。
If you remember me, then I don't care if everyone else forgets.
如果你还记得我,我不在乎别人是否忘记了。
You are 27 or 28 right? It is very tough to live at that age. When nothing is sure. I have sympathy with you.
你是27岁还是28岁?在那个年龄生活是很艰难的。当什么都不确定的时候。我同情你。
Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live.
一切都过去了。没有人能永远得到任何东西。这就是我们的生活方式。
There's no such thing as perfect writing, just like there's no such thing as perfect despair.
没有完美的写作,就像没有完美的绝望一样。
I collect records. And cats. I don't have any cats right now. But if I'm taking a walk and I see a cat, I'm happy.
我收集记录。还有猫。我现在没有猫。但如果我散步时看到一只猫,我会很高兴。
When I write about a 15-year old, I jump, I return to the days when I was that age. It's like a time machine. I can remember everything. I can feel the wind. I can smell the air. Very actually. Very vividly.
当我写一个15岁的孩子时,我会跳,我会回到那个年龄的时候。它就像一台时间机器。我什么都记得。我能感觉到风。我能闻到空气的味道。事实上。非常生动。
I get up early in the morning, 4 o'clock, and I sit at my desk and what I do is just dream. After three or four hours, that's enough. In the afternoon, I run.
我凌晨4点起床,坐在办公桌前,做的只是梦。三四个小时后,就够了。下午,我跑步。
I think history is collective memories. In writing, I'm using my own memory, and I'm using my collective memory.
我认为历史是集体记忆。在写作中,我用的是我自己的记忆,我用的是我的集体记忆。