“问世间情是何物,直叫人生死相许。”爱情本是文学创作的永恒主题之一。无论是不朽的经典名著还是都市流行的言情小说,无一不对男女之间的纯真爱情尽力歌颂。日本畅销书作家渡边淳一也以爱情描写见长,只是他剑走偏锋,书中的男女主人公所追求的却是文明社会所不齿却又无法回避的婚外情。最近新出版的渡边氏新作《爱如是》情节依然不脱窠臼:一位中年男子风野,恋上一位年青女子 “Ask the world what is love, let life and death allow. ” Love is one of the eternal theme of literary creation. Whether it is immortal classics or urban popular romance novels, all of the pure love between men and women try their best to sing. Japan’s best-selling author Jun Watanabe is also described as a love, but his sword go slant, the hero and heroine of the book is sought after by civilized society but unavoidable extra-marital affairs. The newly published Watanabe’s new work, “Love is the case,” still remain unshakable: a middle-aged man Wind Field, fell in love with a young woman