村上春樹成爲諾貝爾文學獎最熱門人選大綱
It's Nobel season again, and Japanese author Haruki Murakami is being touted as the front-runner to win the Swedish Academy's prestigious prize for literature.
又到了一年的諾貝爾頒獎季。日本作家村上春樹(Haruki Murakami)被認爲是今年瑞典學院(Swedish Academy)諾貝爾文學獎得主的熱門人選。
The 64-year-old novelist, known for his surrealistic, experimental stories and frequent references to Western pop culture, is the 3-1 favorite, according to U.K. bookmaker Ladbrokes.
據英國博彩公司Ladbrokes說，村上春樹以3-1賠率成爲最大熱門。這位64歲的作家憑其超現實主義風格的實驗性故事而知名，在其作品中常常出現西方流行文化的印記。
The announcement is expected either Oct. 10 or 17, as the academy says it always takes place on the second or third Thursday of October. The exact date is posted on the Nobel website on the Monday preceding the announcement.
預計諾貝爾文學獎獲獎者將於10月10日或17日公佈，因爲瑞典學院說一直以來都選擇10月的第二個或第三個週四公佈獲獎者。具體的日期通常於公佈獲獎者之前的週一發佈在諾貝爾獎網站上。
Mr. Murakami's novels, such as 'The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle' and 'Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World,' have won critical acclaim and a huge following both in Japan and abroad. He has won a number of Japanese and international awards for literature.
村上春樹的小說在日本國內和國際上都贏得了高度好評，擁有巨大的讀者羣，其中包括《奇鳥行狀錄》(The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle)和《世界盡頭與冷酷仙境》(Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World)。他在日本和國際上曾獲得多個文學獎項。
But while his name has been floated for the Nobel in the past, it has always eluded him. He was considered a favorite in 2012, but Chinese author Mo Yan won instead.
不過，儘管村上春樹過去曾獲得諾貝爾文學獎提名，卻從未獲獎。2012年，他曾被認爲是奪獎最熱門人物，但中國作家莫言最終獲獎。
A win by Murakami this year following Tokyo's selection as host of the 2020 Olympic Games could give Japan's psyche a lift, having been mired in gloom due to decades of economic stagnation.
今年早些時候東京成功贏得2020年奧運會的主辦權，如果村上春樹贏得諾貝爾獎，這可能極大地提振日本國民的士氣。由於幾十年的經濟停滯不前，日本公衆的情緒一直低迷。
Born in Kyoto in 1949 during the post-World War II baby boom, Mr. Murakami has been regarded as a voice of his generation, with works exploring themes of loneliness and alienation in the modern world. His 1987 novel 'Norwegian Wood' established him as a leading figure in postmodern literature. His works have been translated into dozens of languages.
村上春樹1949年出生於京都，當時正值二戰後的嬰兒潮時期，他一直被認爲是他那一代人的代言人，他的作品探索現代世界中的孤獨和疏離。他1987年創作的小說《挪威的森林》(Norwegian Wood)確立了他作爲後現代文學先鋒的地位。他的作品已被翻譯成數十種語言。
