Book Description
Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parents - a fencer, a horse rider and a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer and a loyal, protective lover. But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women. As her ambitions drive her, and society confines her, Stephen is forced into desperate actions. It was banned for obscenity in 1928. It became an international bestseller, and for decades was the single most famous lesbian novel.
From Booklist
Hall (1880-1943) was legendary in her own time--or infamous, some might say--for her fifth novel, The Well of Loneliness (1928). The book was banned for obscenity because its main character is a lesbian, and it subsequently became a notorious best-seller, thrusting Hall into a literary rogues' gallery of fame. Cline uses previously unexplored material to create a biography of the now largely forgotten author that portrays the dense interrelationship of her writings, her childhood, and her friends and loves. Hall called herself by three names: Marguerite, the name with which she had been christened and which she hated, given as it was by the mother she despised; John, her chosen name, which she used among her associates; and Radclyffe, her pen name. The three often enigmatic selves these names indicated formed her public and private personae. The roots giving rise to her international lesbian best-seller are traceable to her early adolescent loves as well as her affairs with married sculptor Una Troubridge and many others--matters that Cline presents in a lively and readable style.
Whitney Scott
From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Heather Downey
The Well of Loneliness is a path-breaking novel. Published by Radclyffe Hall herself in 1928, it was immediately banned in Britain due to its lesbian theme and was allowed in the United States only after a long court battle. Once it was available, The Well of Loneliness sold more than 20,000 copies its first year and paved the way for other works with lesbian themes. The novel concerns a girl born into a wealthy English family at the turn of the century and named Stephen by her father who desperately wanted a boy. Practically from birth, Stephen is described as "different," yet while Radclyffe Hall delivers the powerful message that lesbianism is natural, she also asks the reader to have pity on Stephen Gordon, for, along with the popular psychoanalysts of her day, Radclyffe Hall describes lesbianism as an "inversion." The "terrible mark of Cain" compels Stephen to forsake the woman she loves to protect her from a life of ostracism. This message, along with Radclyffe Hall's portrayal of lesbians in stereotypical "butch" and "femme" roles, caused the book to be written off by feminists in the late 1970s and early 1980s. In addition, many readers today may find the language long-winded and the characters one-dimensional, with the exception of the thinly-veiled portrait of the author as Stephen Gordon. Nonetheless, The Well of Loneliness is worth reading because it shattered the silence of oppression and conveys a message about homophobia and internalized shame relevant to lesbians even today.
Book Dimension :
length: (cm)19.8 width:(cm)12.6
拉德克利夫·霍尔(1880-1944),英国现代著名女诗人、作家。其父亲为英国人,是莎士比亚女儿一族的后裔,母亲为美国人,是十六至十七世纪著名的印第安公主玛托阿卡的后裔。霍尔生于英格兰,早年以诗闻名,其中有些被谱成歌曲,广为流传。她一生共出版诗集五部、长篇小说六部,并多次获得各种奖项,但其中最为著名的就是描写同性恋的长篇小说《孤寂深渊》。因为其本人就是一位具有男性心理、意向和行为的同性恋者,所以这部作品也可称为作者一生传奇经历和不平等遭遇的真实再现。
作为全世界女同小说的滥觞,此书长达四十万字,生动展现出女主作为先天女同的成长困惑,淋漓尽致表现了拉拉之间“情感至上”的纯爱,不愧是“女同圣经”,的的确确有阅读价值。虽然不必要的描写太多,翻译也算不上精妙,从文学水准来看它算是1.5流。 身为读者,我经历了一份不...
评分 评分 评分温和善良的史蒂芬,面对自己的信仰,从愤恨到祈求经历那么多苦情的煎熬,结尾令人心碎。 命运可能把难以融合的人们以血缘绑在一起,一生无法挣脱,史蒂芬付出所有的努力也难与爱人牵手到最后。我认为玛丽对她是缺乏信任的,人的感情在现实中总是表现的脆弱又无力... 善良最可敬...
评分温和善良的史蒂芬,面对自己的信仰,从愤恨到祈求经历那么多苦情的煎熬,结尾令人心碎。 命运可能把难以融合的人们以血缘绑在一起,一生无法挣脱,史蒂芬付出所有的努力也难与爱人牵手到最后。我认为玛丽对她是缺乏信任的,人的感情在现实中总是表现的脆弱又无力... 善良最可敬...
这本书的文字功力,简直是文学界的雕塑艺术品。我很少读到能将语言的韵律和情感的密度平衡得如此精妙的作品。它不是那种追求华丽辞藻堆砌的文字,而是每一个词语都像经过了千锤百炼,被安放在最恰当的位置上,发出最精准的声响。叙事节奏的把控更是大师级的。有时候,它会慢得像一首悠长的挽歌,让每一个细节都充分发酵,那种压抑感和宿命感几乎要穿透纸面。而在关键的转折点,节奏又突然加快,像疾风骤雨般将你卷入不可抗拒的命运洪流之中。我尤其欣赏作者在环境描写上的功力,那些英格兰乡间的雾气、古老宅邸的阴影,不仅仅是背景,它们是角色内心世界的物理投射。你仿佛能闻到空气中潮湿的泥土味,感受到那种挥之不去的英式清冷。这种强烈的空间感和情绪的共振,让阅读体验极大地升华了。我不得不停下来,回味那些句子,思考它们是如何在看似平静的表象下,蕴含着如此巨大的张力和隐喻。这本书读起来,需要耐心,但回报是巨大的——它让你意识到语言本身可以成为一种具有强大穿透力的武器和慰藉。
评分我对这部作品的结构安排感到由衷的敬佩。它不像线性叙事那样直白,反而更像是一幅精心编织的挂毯,各种时间线和人物的侧面描写相互交织、映照。作者非常高明地利用了“留白”和“暗示”的手法,很多重大的情感爆发点,她选择不直接描绘,而是通过周围人物的反应、环境的变化,甚至是主角的梦境碎片来侧面烘托。这种处理方式,极大地调动了读者的主动性和参与感,我们不再是被动的接受者,而是需要主动去拼凑真相、去理解字里行间潜藏的意义的“共谋者”。书中对于角色心理的剖析,尤其是那种深植于社会背景下的身份焦虑和自我认同的挣扎,处理得极其细腻,绝非简单的好人与坏人的二元对立。每个人物都有其复杂性,他们的选择,无论多么令人唏嘘,都有其内在的逻辑支撑。这种层次感,使得这部作品拥有了超越时代的价值,它探讨的不仅仅是个人的情感困境,更是关于社会接纳度、人性边界等宏大命题的深刻思考。
评分天哪,这本书简直像一剂猛药,直击灵魂深处。我得承认,一开始我对这种探讨边缘群体内心挣扎的作品是抱着一丝警惕的,生怕落入俗套或者矫揉造作的陷阱。但从翻开第一页起,我就被那种近乎残酷的真实感牢牢抓住了。作者的笔触细腻到令人发指,每一个场景的描绘,每一个角色的微表情,都仿佛是直接从生活这本厚重的教科书中剪裁下来的。它不是在讲述一个‘故事’,而是在赤裸裸地展示一种生存状态,那种在主流社会边缘挣扎,小心翼翼地构建自我世界的脆弱与坚韧。读完之后,我感觉自己仿佛经历了一场漫长的心理洗礼,那些曾经被我忽视或简单归类的情感体验,此刻都获得了清晰而复杂的名字。这本书的厉害之处在于,它没有试图去美化或丑化任何一种情感的表达,只是冷静地、甚至带着一种近乎科学的精确度,剖析了人性的幽微之处。它迫使你直面那些社会规范下被压抑的、不被主流理解的欲望和痛苦,让读者不得不重新审视自己对“正常”与“异常”的界定。那种沉浸式的阅读体验,让人在合上书本之后,仍需花很长时间才能从书中营造的那个特定时空和情感氛围中抽离出来。这本书带来的震撼是持久的,它改变了我看待某些群体的方式,让我更加理解了“非典型人生”背后的重量。
评分老实说,这本书的阅读过程是一场情感上的“负重前行”。它不像那些轻松愉快的读物那样提供即时的满足感,相反,它要求你付出情感上的努力和智力上的投入。其中弥漫着一种挥之不去的忧郁底色,那种孤独感不是外界环境强加的,更多的是一种源自生命本质的疏离。但正是这种深沉的忧郁,赋予了作品一种近乎古典悲剧的美感。我特别喜欢作者对“渴望”与“得不到”之间那道鸿沟的处理。那种对联结的极度渴求,与现实中反复被推开的经历形成了一种令人心碎的循环。但作者并没有让这份痛苦变得毫无意义,反而在这种反复的挫败中,塑造了一种极其独特而强大的内在力量。这种力量不是外显的反抗,而是一种无论外界如何倾轧,个体依然选择坚守自我内心秩序的沉静与尊严。读完之后,我感受到的不是绝望,而是一种带着泪水的释然——因为有人替我们把那些最难言的感受,用最精准的方式表达了出来。
评分这本书展现出一种令人惊叹的文化洞察力。它不仅仅停留在个人情感层面,更是对特定时代背景下社会结构、阶级差异以及既有道德规范的一次深刻考察。作者对当时社会环境的描摹极其写实,无论是上流社会的虚伪礼仪,还是底层生活的窘迫与无奈,都勾勒得入木三分。这种社会批判是内敛的,它不是通过激烈的言辞来实现,而是通过展示人物在特定规则下无法自由呼吸的生存状态来完成的。阅读过程中,我仿佛置身于那个特定的历史切片中,能真切地感受到“格格不入”的个体所承受的巨大社会压力。这种压力是隐形的,却比任何物理的锁链都更具束缚力。它提醒着我们,很多时候,最大的牢笼并非由砖石砌成,而是由他人的目光和集体的不宽容所构筑的。这本书的价值,在于它以一个极具个人视角的故事,折射出了更广阔的社会图景,引发了对社会责任和个体解放的深思。
评分hin hin hin——为了历史课看小说是最蛋疼的。
评分at the night finishing the story, i had an awfull dream in which i wept and wept as all my lovers turned their back against me. i can still feel that vivid agony torturing my heart with evil and cold smile on its face.
评分Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?
评分偷偷摸摸讀完的
评分What Stephen experiences in her whole life about love and believe, happens again in most of lesbians 100years later. Finally, Mary doesn't have the braveness to fight the bias and discrimination towards them, but Stephen seems the only one who can do that.
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