由艾尔弗雷德·伯恩鲍姆和杰伊·鲁宾译成英文的日本小说家村上春树的短篇小说集《大象失踪》最近在美国问世(纽约,科诺夫版),3月28日的《纽约时报书评》上刊载了评论该书的文章。文章认为,能够像日本文化那样顽强执著地刺激并搅乱美国人想象的文化现象实数罕见,该岛国的 Haruki Murakami’s short story collection, “Lost in Elephants,” a Japanese novel by Alfred Byrnembum and Jay Rubin, was recently published in the United States (New York, Konov), 3 On the 28th of the “New York Times Book Review” published an article commenting on the book. The article argues that it is rare for cultural phenomena such as Japanese culture that are tenaciously and persistently stimulating and disrupting the imagination of the American people.