…Alchemist - help you read the signs from the heart of the World for your own path An Introduction to Zen Buddhism, et al (T. Suzuki) - really interesting, non-duality, higher third unification of opposites Hear the Wind Sing (Murakami) - really bizarre and pure, his first one written late nights at kitchen table after working in a bar, before he became famous Rich Dad Poor Dad - solid advice Discrete Maths (Rosen) - interesting…
Stick with Murakami, he's pretty much absorbed the entire Western canon and now left us with his charming "shuffling" of it. Hopefully you also read Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball 1973. They were his first two and recently reprinted ( this month, August 2015 ) in English.
…conflicts that must need to happen to give rise to someone like that". For some reason, I've always remembered it. Also, I recommend getting hands on the very early (and short) English translations of, "Hear the Wind Sing", and "Pinball 1973" -- just really strange, bizarre and cool. Like a distilled pure essence of all his works to come, but these were (I think) his first two. You can sort of see all his themes, style…
…but it was around that. Was happy to sell it for that and still happy now. I doubt it's appreciated in value since then but I could be wrong. Anyway, it appears from this article that Pinball, 1973 and Hear the wind sing are now finally being published in a generally distributed edition. I'm a little bit surprised because it was my understanding that Murakami thought they were early, weaker works and wasn't particularly…
…early 2003 and just randomly looking for the shortest thing I could possibly read and this story got me hooked on Murakami. and then I think after reading that short story book the next thing I read was "hear the wind sing", his original short novel. And then "pinball 1973" and then I think "Norwegian Wood." I like his sort of loose universe how similar characters and types of characters and tropes kind of return but the…
Fiction: Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami (I love Murakami’s novels, recommend starting with Hard Boiled Wonderland though) Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball - Haruki Murakami The Maltese Falcon - Dashiell Hammet (Surprising just how much San Francisco is in it) The Postman Always Rings Twice - James Cain Seveneves - Neal Stephenson (recommended)…
……《牧羊少年奇幻之旅》——帮你从世界之心中解读征兆，找到属于自己的道路；铃木大拙的《禅学入门》等——非常有意思，非二元性，对立面的更高三重统一；村上春树的《且听风吟》——极其奇特而纯粹，是他成名之前在酒吧打工后深夜在厨房餐桌上写出来的处女作；《富爸爸穷爸爸》——实在的建议；罗森的《离散数学》——很有趣……
…Alchemist - help you read the signs from the heart of the World for your own path An Introduction to Zen Buddhism, et al (T. Suzuki) - really interesting, non-duality, higher third unification of opposites Hear the Wind Sing (Murakami) - really bizarre and pure, his first one written late nights at kitchen table after working in a bar, before he became famous Rich Dad Poor Dad - solid advice Discrete Maths (Rosen) - interesting…
接着读村上春树吧，他基本上吸收了整个西方经典文学体系，然后给我们留下了他那种迷人的“重新洗牌”版本。希望你也读了《且听风吟》和《一九七三年的弹子球》。这是他的前两部作品，最近（这个月，2015年8月）刚出了英文重印版。
Stick with Murakami, he's pretty much absorbed the entire Western canon and now left us with his charming "shuffling" of it. Hopefully you also read Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball 1973. They were his first two and recently reprinted ( this month, August 2015 ) in English.
……“要产生这样一个人，必然会发生那些冲突”。不知为什么，我一直记着这句话。另外，我建议搞一本很早期的（而且很薄的）《且听风吟》和《一九七三年的弹子球》英译本——真的非常奇特、怪异且酷炫。就像是他后来所有作品的浓缩纯粹精髓，不过这两本（我记得）是他的前两部作品。你大概能看出他所有的主题、风格……
…conflicts that must need to happen to give rise to someone like that". For some reason, I've always remembered it. Also, I recommend getting hands on the very early (and short) English translations of, "Hear the Wind Sing", and "Pinball 1973" -- just really strange, bizarre and cool. Like a distilled pure essence of all his works to come, but these were (I think) his first two. You can sort of see all his themes, style…
……不过大概也就是那个价。当时卖得很开心，现在想来也依然挺高兴。我怀疑从那以后它也没怎么升值，但也可能我说错了。总之，从这篇文章来看，《一九七三年的弹子球》和《且听风吟》现在终于要出公开发行的版本了。我有点惊讶，因为我的理解一直是村上觉得它们是早期较弱的作品，并不是特别……
…but it was around that. Was happy to sell it for that and still happy now. I doubt it's appreciated in value since then but I could be wrong. Anyway, it appears from this article that Pinball, 1973 and Hear the wind sing are now finally being published in a generally distributed edition. I'm a little bit surprised because it was my understanding that Murakami thought they were early, weaker works and wasn't particularly…
……2003年初，我当时只是随手想找一本能读到的最薄的书，结果这个故事让我彻底迷上了村上。然后我记得读完那本短篇集之后，我读的下一本就是《且听风吟》，他的第一部长篇小说。接着是《一九七三年的弹子球》，再后来好像是《挪威的森林》。我喜欢他那种松散的宇宙设定，相似的人物、角色类型和套路会以某种形式反复出现，但……
…early 2003 and just randomly looking for the shortest thing I could possibly read and this story got me hooked on Murakami. and then I think after reading that short story book the next thing I read was "hear the wind sing", his original short novel. And then "pinball 1973" and then I think "Norwegian Wood." I like his sort of loose universe how similar characters and types of characters and tropes kind of return but the…
虚构类：《挪威的森林》——村上春树（我很喜欢村上的小说，不过建议从《世界尽头与冷酷仙境》开始读）；《且听风吟》和《弹子球》——村上春树；《马耳他之鹰》——达希尔·哈米特（里面包含的旧金山元素多得惊人）；《邮差总按两遍铃》——詹姆斯·凯恩；《七面神》——尼尔·斯蒂芬森（推荐）……
Fiction: Norwegian Wood - Haruki Murakami (I love Murakami’s novels, recommend starting with Hard Boiled Wonderland though) Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball - Haruki Murakami The Maltese Falcon - Dashiell Hammet (Surprising just how much San Francisco is in it) The Postman Always Rings Twice - James Cain Seveneves - Neal Stephenson (recommended)…