Write it down and the pain will go away

A Writer's Diary——Being Extracts from the Diary of Virginia Woolf

Virginia Woolf's diary, written over 24 years, contains more than 500 private conversations written during nights and days.
“Maybe I won’t become ‘famous’ or ‘great,’ but I will continue to take risks, continue to change, broaden my horizons, refuse to be trampled on, and refuse to stick to the rules. What’s important is to free myself and find my own space without restrictions.”
This book, compiled by Virginia Woolf's husband, Leonard Woolf, features precious diaries from the twenty-four years between 1918 and 1941. We explore her struggles, as a female writer whose work faced as much criticism as praise. On one hand, she was accused of "writing what I wanted to write," while on the other, she "scrambled her brains to find her name in articles and reviews." Her venomous comments on renowned works create a veritable reading list. Her diaries also chronicle her depression and mental breakdown, candidly revealing her struggles and quests within the darkness...

2024-01-01

中信出版社

CITIC Unbounded

572

9787521756616