'All I did was go to the library to borrow some books'.
On his way home from school, the young narrator of The Strange Library finds himself wondering how taxes were collected in the Ottoman Empire. He pops into the local library to see if it has a book on the subject. This is his first mistake.
Led to a special 'reading room' in a maze under the library by a strange old man, he finds himself imprisoned with only a sheep man, who makes excellent donuts, and a girl, who can talk with her hands, for company. His mother will be worrying why he hasn't returned in time for dinner and the old man seems to have an appetite for eating small boy's brains. How will he escape?
Haruki Murakami was born in Kyoto in 1949 and now lives near Tokyo. He is the author of many novels as well as short stories and non-fiction. His works include Norwegian Wood, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, Kafka on the Shore, After Dark, 1Q84 and What I Talk About When I Talk About Running. His most recent novel is Colorless Tsukuru and His Years of Pilgrimage. His work has been ...
- 少年误入地下迷宫图书馆，遭遇吃脑老人的奇幻冒险
- 羊男与手语女孩相伴，隐喻填鸭教育与威权社会
- 伦敦图书馆旧插画装帧，兼具文学性与收藏价值
- 村上春树忠实读者及短篇爱好者
- 注重书籍装帧设计与视觉美感的读者
- 喜欢超现实寓言及隐喻文学的读者
- 关注羊男与手语女孩的象征意义
- 体会迷宫结构对选择与后果的隐喻
- 欣赏旧插画与文字结合的独特氛围
- 故事短小精悍，充满村上式荒诞与余味
- 插画设计精美，极具收藏与送礼价值
- 部分读者认为内容略薄，性价比见仁见智
本导读基于书籍简介、目录、原文摘录、短评和书评生成，不等同于全文精读。
- "饭菜看起来十分美味。海胆汤，再加上烤马鲛鱼（配酸奶油），芝麻拌白芦笋，生菜黄瓜沙拉，热乎乎的面包巻配黄油。每只盘子都冒着热气。还有倒在大玻璃杯里的葡萄汁。将这些东西摆好后，女孩打着手势向我招呼。（好啦，别哭啦。来吃晚饭吧。"
- "我还是觉得不安。迷魂阵的问题点，在于你若不走到尽头，就不会知道那选择是正确还是错误。而当你走到底，发现是错的时候，却已经太迟了。这就是迷魂阵的问题点。"
- "听到这话，我稍稍感到不安。迷宫最让人伤脑的在于不一直走到底，就不知道自己选择的道路是否正确，可等一直走到底才明白走错路时，已经太晚了。这才是迷宫的要害所在。"
- "“哎，羊男先生，”我道，”那位老爷爷为什么要我的脑浆？” “因为装满了知识的脑浆味道特别美呀，又稠又浓，还有许多小颗粒呢。” “所以要花上一个月时间，等它装满知识以后再来喝，是不是？” “ 完全正确” “这么做岂不是太残酷了？”我说，“我是说，如果站在被喝脑浆的人的角度去想。 “可是，这种事哪一家图书馆都在干呢，或多或少。” 我听了这话，茫然若失。 “ 每一家图书馆都在这么干” “单是出借知识的话，图书馆不是光赔不赚了吗？” “可我觉得因为这样，就拿锯子锯掉人的脑袋喝脑浆，未免有点过分了。” 羊男面露难色。“总而言之，是你运气不好。人世间常常会发生这种事。”"
- "世间万事都安然运转。”老人的脸色阴沉下去，说道，“人人都为自着想，各自为生。你妈妈是这样，灰椋鸟也是这样。全都一样。世间万事都安然运转。”"
- "分明只是极其寻常地敲一扇门，却仿佛用球棒击打地狱之门一般，不祥的声音响彻八方。我很想就地转身，逃回家去。然而并未逃走，因为所受的教育告诉我应当如此。既然敲了门，就必须等候应答。"
- "同时，我的不安变成了不算特别不安的不安。所谓不算特别不安的不安，归根结底，就是没啥大不了的不安。"
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