The introduction of douban says so.
A short article, another magical brain hole, tells that there is a dungeon under every library, and the keeper will eat the brains of the people who have finished reading, so that the knowledge stored in the library can enter and exit without losing resources.
I think the Swabia newspaper's comments on it are very appropriate.
As illogical as a fairy tale, wonderful and full of hope. At first, the teenager just wanted to find an unpopular book out of curiosity, but he was lured into the dungeon by the old guard. During this period, he crossed the underground maze, met the dumb girl for the first time, gained the friendship of the sheep people, was confused about the existence of the girl, and had his first love (the girl's kiss), which might not count. Finally, he found that the girl was a grey starling who fascinated him and sacrificed himself to stop the old man and his childhood nightmare-the attack of the black dog gave him and the sheep people a chance to escape from the dungeon.
But as the administrator said,
Although I was locked up by the old man for two days and experienced a thrilling adventure of escaping from the library dungeon, I found that everything was as usual when I got home, and my mother didn't ask about the missing two days, but the bird disappeared.
There are many elements in this story: a big black dog with a diamond collar, an underground maze, an ugly old man, a girl, a shepherd who gets knowledge by sucking other people's brains ... and they all seem to have obscure meanings. Let me talk about my interpretation.
Teenagers themselves symbolize the innocent and tireless learning spirit of childhood. Curious about the unpopular knowledge of Ottoman Turkish Empire taxation, they turned to the library to find books to study.
The big black dog wearing a jewelry leather collar symbolizes the ugliness of the powerful and secular life. Because it wears a jewel-encrusted collar, it symbolizes wealth, while strength symbolizes power. It has become a nightmare for teenagers and even a stumbling block to escape from the maze. It also implies that worldly troubles hinder learning and knowledge.
I think that ugly old man who guards the dungeon and gains knowledge by sucking other people's brains symbolizes time and aging. He eats a brain full of knowledge and kills life, just like the pig knife of time. Once knowledge is not reviewed, it will soon be forgotten.
Sheep man, representing himself who is weak, obedient and inferior, is beaten by time and authority and loses courage. He had a dream but didn't dare to try. He couldn't believe it was true. When he escapes from the maze and dungeon of time, he disappears, and the teenager will gain new life and self-confidence.
A young girl is hope. Many people can't see her. Just like Mr. Yang Nan, they will ask strangely, "Is there such a person?" I think there is! She constantly encourages teenagers to continue their studies, escape from the maze and give them courage. Finally, she helps teenagers overcome time and aging, secular and powerful people, so that they can concentrate on their studies and escape from the cage at the same time. However, our life is so busy and sad, just like a sheep man, we often forget to let ourselves see her, so that we are trapped in prison by the secular and time.
Yes, it is such a fairy tale with a wide brain and great magic. Deep reading seems meaningful, at least I think so. I seem to prefer these stories translated by Mr. Shi, but I can't accept the jumping style chosen by Mr. Lin for the time being. It may also be that the two books I read are earlier (listening to the wind, pinball 1973), Murakami is not so mature and his thinking is too jumping.