Letter to D

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French journalist and writer, a qualified chemical engineer, he was sufficiently influenced by a meeting with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir to pursue an interest in moral philosophy. Under the pseudonyms of Andre Gorz and Michel Bosquet, he became a prominent opponent of nuclear power and the celebrated developer of a theory of ecological politics.

出版者:HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
作者:Andre Gorz
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页数:144
译者:Julie Rose
出版时间:2008-5-1
价格:$25
装帧:Paperback
isbn号码:9780732287740
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  • 法国 
  • André-Gorz 
  • 浪漫 
  • 外国文学 
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This spare, elegant, best-selling memoir by a celebrated French journalist and writer has been impeccably translated into English by Sydney-born Julie Rose. The tale it tells is a deeply moving tribute to a much-loved woman, the author's British-born wife, lover and constant companion for 58 years.

He wrote it for her alone, without thought of publication, after a routine back operation began to cause her excruciating pain. Particles of a radio-opaque agent lodged in her brain and formed cervical cysts, dooming her to incurable suffering.

The agony endured by Dorine (a Molieresque version of Doreen) increased as predicted; her heart-broken husband offered her his last homages in this eloquent verbal tribute to their life together. They had met when he was Gerard Horst, son of an Austrian-Jewish father and a Catholic mother. A qualified chemical engineer, Horst was sufficiently influenced by a meeting with Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir to pursue an interest in moral philosophy. Under the pseudonyms of Andre Gorz and Michel Bosquet, he became a prominent opponent of nuclear power and the celebrated developer of a theory of ecological politics.

Meanwhile he got to know the young British woman he'd first spied in Lausanne, the two of them exchanging accounts of unhappy, loveless childhoods. Two years later they married but elected to remain childless: Gorz could not bear to share the vivacious, charming Dorine with anyone. Hordes of friends nevertheless flocked to their enjoyable afternoon teas: "We knew how to live in poverty but not in ugliness," Dorine explained. Mutual trust and absolute fidelity came naturally; Gorz has no trouble persuading us that Dorine remained "beautiful, gracious and desirable" even when she was ill and in her 80s.

The romance ended in 2006, when they conspired to take their own lives. As well as the Letter To D, there were two or three explanatory missives to close colleagues and friends and a warning for the cleaning lady pinned to the door. The large circle of intimates received the news with more sadness than surprise. Andre could not live without Dorine, and Dorine could not go on living.

The French have a saying, "Le beau mariage n'a pas d'histoire" - a happy marriage has no story. This novella is accordingly very brief, little more than 100 pages, but not only does it tell its tale without sentimentality or self-congratulation, it has generated a huge response in France, critical and popular.

But, given the exemplary translation, why do I wonder whether its quiet, discreet beauty will enjoy similar acclaim in this country? In France it is possible, even normal, for a public intellectual to be a national hero, a philosophising journalist a household name. The additive of public fame cannot but help make this otherwise restrained account of abiding devotion fascinating to the populace. But the Gorzes are virtually unknown in Australia, and the only parallel that comes to mind is the famously uxorious Mr Howard.

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年少自信的时候,我曾经说,我想要和某个人相守,但不想要结婚。因为婚姻有什么用呢?对于能够在一起的人、对于不能在一起的人,它都没有什么用。 后来在多年的犹豫之后,我才明白我犹豫的原因。当我成长为一个女人而不再是一个无性的少年之后,婚姻的法律意义从这个女人的眼...  

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到现在我一直都不知道,读书到底应不应该先读序。读这本书之前,我先看了袁筱一老师写的序。序没有什么过错,只是终有一种“剧透”的意味。除此之外,还有霸占你的思维的嫌疑。话说回来,翻译是绝好的,看看袁筱一老师的序言,就知道这个翻译不会教人失望。 《致D》是高兹写给...  

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絮叨,啰嗦,不怎么打动人心。

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很一般

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"We shared a world but we looked at it from different angles. Those differences made us rich."

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絮叨,啰嗦,不怎么打动人心。

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I don't want to be there for your cremation; I don't want to be given an urn with your ashes in it. I hear the voice of Kathleen Ferrier singing, 'Die Welt ist leer, Ich will nicht leben mehr'* and I wake up.

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