「すみれがぼくにとってどれほど大事な、かけがえのない存在であったかということが、あらためて理解できた。すみれは彼女にしかできないやりかたで、ぼくをこの世につなぎ止めていたのだ」　「旅の連れ」という皮肉な名を持つ孤独な人工衛星のように、誰もが皆それぞれの軌道を描き続ける。

いま、村上春樹が語り始める――小説家は寛容な人種なのか……。村上さんは小説家になった頃を振り返り、文学賞について、オリジナリティーについて深く考えます。さて、何を書けばいいのか?

堪えがたいほどの空腹を覚えたある晩、彼女は断言した。「もう一度パン屋を襲うのよ」。それ以外に、学生時代にパン屋を襲撃して以来、僕にかけられた呪いをとく方法はない。

限りない喪失と再生を描く究極の恋愛小説!暗く重たい雨雲をくぐり抜け、飛行機がハンブルク空港に着陸すると、天井のスピーカーから小さな音でビートルズの『ノルウェイの森』が流れ出した。

舞台俳優・家福をさいなみ続ける亡き妻の記憶。彼女はなぜあの男と関係したのかを追う「ドライブ・マイ・カー」。

古い屋敷で留守番をする「僕」がある夜見た、いや見なかったものは何だったのか？　椎の木の根元から突然現れた緑色の獣とそのかわいそうな運命とは。「氷男」と結婚した女は、なぜ南極に行こうとしたのか……。次々に繰り広げられる不思議で、楽しく、そして底なしの怖さを秘めた７つの物語。

一枚の絵が、秘密の扉を開ける……妻と別離し、傷心のまま、海を望む小暗い森の山荘に暮らす孤独な36歳の画家。ある日、緑濃い谷の向こうから謎めいた銀髪の隣人が現れ、主人公に奇妙な事が起き始める。

人生にあるいくつかの大事な分岐点。そして私は今ここにいる。ビートルズのLPを抱えて高校の廊下を歩いていた少女。同じバイト先だった女性から送られてきた歌集の、今も記憶にあるいくつかの短歌。

「人が死ぬのって、素敵よね」彼女は僕のすぐ耳もとでしゃべっていたので、その言葉はあたたかい湿った息と一緒に僕の体内にそっともぐりこんできた。

ひょっとしたら、と彼女は思う、世界は本当に終わりかけているのかもしれない。

1995年1月、地震はすべてを一瞬のうちに壊滅させた。

各紙誌で絶賛！　村上作品の原風景がここにある。村上春樹が自らのルーツを綴ったノンフィクション。中国で戦争を経験した父親の記憶を引き継いだ作家が父子の歴史と向き合う。

「ねえ、あの袋の中に入るって素敵だと思わない？」…表題作／「ねえ、もう一度だけ試してみよう。もし僕たち二人が本当に１００パーセントの恋人同士だったなら、いつか必ずどこかでまためぐり会えるに違いない」…「４月のある晴れた日に１００％の女の子に出会うことについて」村上春樹が「毎月一篇ずつ楽しんだり苦しんだりしながら産みだしてきた」、都会の片隅のささやかな18篇のメルヘン。

久しぶりにリュックを肩にかけた。「うん、これだよ、この感じなんだ」めざすはモンゴル草原、北米横断、砂埃舞うメキシコの町……。

秋が終り冷たい風が吹くようになると、彼女は時々僕の腕に体を寄せた。ダッフル・コートの厚い布地をとおして、僕は彼女の息づかいを感じとることができた。

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