In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he'd completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, not to mention triathlons and a dozen critically acclaimed books, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had on his life and--even more important--on his writing. Equal parts training log, travelogue, and reminiscence, this revealing memoir covers his four-month preparation for the 2005 New York City Marathon and takes us to places ranging from Tokyo's Jingu Gaien gardens, where he once shared the course with an Olympian, to the Charles River in Boston among young women who outpace him.
Through this marvelous lens of sport emerges a panorama of memories and insights: the eureka moment when he decided to become a writer, his greatest triumphs and disappointments, his passion for vintage LPs, and the experience, after fifty, of seeing his race times improve and then fall back. By turns funny and sobering, playful and philosophical, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running is rich and revelatory, both for fans of this masterful yet guardedly private writer and for the exploding population of athletes who find similar satisfaction in distance running."文章源自：力哥爱英语（ienglish521.com）力哥爱英语-https://ienglish521.com/728.html
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不再是浮华迷茫，不再是旖旎感伤，不再羚羊挂角无迹可寻——写了几十年“别人”的文字，他第一次只写自己：小说之外、故事之外、文字之外，均是不施雕琢娓娓道来，清淡如云，宁静如水……文章源自：力哥爱英语（ienglish521.com）力哥爱英语-https://ienglish521.com/728.html
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