第PAGE\*Arabic\*MERGEFORMAT44页共NUMPAGES\*MERGEFORMAT44页村上春树在耶路撒冷文学奖上的演讲词goodevening.ihavecometojerusalemtodayasanovelist，whichistosayasaprofessionalspinneroflies.ofcourse，novelistsarenottheonlyoneswhotelllies.politiciansdoit，too，asweallknow.diplomatsandgeneralstelltheirownkindsofliesonoccasion，asdousedcarsalesmen，butchersandbuilders.theliesofnovelistsdifferfromothers，however，inthatnoonecriticizesthenovelistasimmoralfortellinglies.indeed，thebiggerandbetterhisliesandthemoreingeniouslyhecreatesthem，themoreheislikelytobepraisedbythepublicandthecritics.whyshouldthatbe。myanswerwouldbethis：namely，thatbytellingskilfullies--whichistosay，bymakingupfictionsthatappeartobetrue--thenovelistcanbringatruthouttoanewplaceandshineanewlightonit.inmostcases，itisvirtuallyimpossibletograspatruthinitsoriginalformanddepictitaccurately.thisiswhywetrytograbitstailbyluringthetruthfromitshidingplace，transferringittoafictionallocation，andreplacingitwithafictionalform.inordertoaccomplishthis，however，wefirsthavetoclarifywherethetruth-lieswithinus，withinourselves.thisisanimportantqualificationformakingupgoodlies.today，however，ihavenointentionoflying.iwilltrytobeashonestasican.thereareonlyafewdaysintheyearwhenidonotengageintellinglies，andtodayhappenstobeoneofthem.soletmetellyouthetruth.injapanafairnumberofpeopleadvisedmenottocomeheretoacceptthejerusalemprize.someevenwarnedmetheywouldinstigateaboycottofmybooksificame.thereasonforthis，ofcourse，wasthefiercefightingthatwasragingingaza.theu.n.reportedthatmorethanathousandpeoplehadlosttheirlivesintheblockadedcityofgaza，manyofthemunarmedcitizens--childrenandoldpeople.anynumberoftimesafterreceivingnoticeoftheaward，iaskedmyselfwhethertravelingtoisraelatatimelikethisandacceptingaliteraryprizewastheproperthingtodo，whetherthiswouldcreatetheimpressionthatisupportedonesideintheconflict，thatiendorsedthepoliciesofanationthatchosetounleashitsoverwhelmingmilitarypower.neither，ofcourse，doiwishtoseemybookssubjectedtoaboycott.finally，however，aftercarefulcons