村上春樹變身“知心大叔” 開專欄答讀者問

Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami is to offer advice to troubled readers in an agony uncle column on his website, his publisher said Tuesday.

日本小說家村上春樹的出版商表示，村上春樹將在自己的網站開“知心大叔”專欄，為有苦惱的讀者答疑解惑。

The website, named “Murakami-san no tokoro” or “Mr. Murakami’s place” will solicit problems from fans of the surrealist, whose novels are published in dozens of languages around the world.

該網站名為“村上春樹的地盤”，這位超現(xiàn)實主義作家會在這里回答粉絲的提問。村上春樹的書在全球以幾十種語言出版發(fā)行。

The publicity-shy writer will pen answers to queries, offering his opinions and advice on how to tackle all manner of difficulties, said Shinchosha Publishing.

新潮出版社表示，在公眾場合很靦腆的村上春樹會用文字回答讀者提問，他將對方方面面的難題給出自己的看法和建議。

“He will receive questions of any kind,” a company spokesman said, adding that he will answer queries written in a variety of languages.

公司發(fā)言人稱，“村上將接受任何類型的問題，還會回答用各種語言提出的問題。”

Murakami will also answer fans’ questions on his likes and dislikes - including cats, a favourite animal of his, and the Yakult Swallows, the Japanese baseball team he supports.

村上也會回答有關他個人愛好的問題，包括他最喜愛的動物貓，支持的日本職業(yè)棒球隊益力多燕子(Yakult Swallows)。

Problems and queries will be accepted until the end of January, and Murakami’s answers will be published over the following two months.

問題收集截止到一月末，村上的回復會在二月和三月發(fā)布。

The scheme echoes a similar project in 2006, and offers a rare chance for Murakami’s legions of fans to communicate directly with a writer who spends much of his time hiding from the glare of the media.

這個活動和2006年的一個類似活動遙相呼應，也給村上的大批粉絲們一個可以直接和他交流的機會。村上花了很多時間，只為躲避媒體的紛紛擾擾。

“After so long, I want to exchange emails with readers,” Murakami was quoted by the publisher as saying.

出版商引用了村上自己的話：“這么久了，我想和讀者們通過郵件交流。”

Murakami is one of Japan’s best known writers and has repeatedly been tipped as a future Nobel Literature laureate.

村上是日本最著名的作家之一，很多次都被預測會成為諾貝爾文學獎獲得者。

The 65-year-old, who reportedly spends much of his time in the United States, has a cult following for his intricately-crafted tales of the absurdity and loneliness of modern life, and peppers his work with references to pop culture.

村上今年65歲，有大群的狂熱崇拜者，他絕大多數時間在美國。村上的作品復雜深刻，故事常常描寫現(xiàn)代生活的荒誕不經和孤單寂寞。對于流行文化的熱衷，使他吸引了更多的擁躉。

The website’s URL or email address for questions is not yet available, the publisher’s spokesman said.

出版商的發(fā)言人表示，答疑網站的URL和郵件地址現(xiàn)在尚不可用。