Passion exhausted

All Passion Spent

A one-line recommendation: a timeless literary classic, a life lesson for all women from Woolf's soulmate, the legendary writer Vita, the novelized version of "A Room of One's Own." It's never too late for women to realize their own self-awakening, liberation, and self-worth.
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◎Editor's Recommendation
1. It's Never Too Late for Women to Realize Their Self-Value. The novel tells the story of a woman's self-awakening in her twilight years: having spent the past seventy years obediently following her husband's every whim, she now decides to live the rest of her life according to her own preferences. This isn't the story of a dull old woman, but rather the story of an ageless woman. It proves that status, wealth, and family shouldn't be constraints on people's pursuit of self-worth, especially for women.
2. “It makes the reader almost wish to live to be eighty-eight”
The novel focuses on Mrs. Slane's journey to settle into her new home and live the life she longs for in her later years. The tranquility she experiences "in late summer, beneath the south wall, by the peach tree" also finds its way into the reader's heart. Everything is quiet, tinged with a touch of charm, freedom, independence, romance, and a refusal to dwell on trivial matters. Sometimes, we too crave escape and grow weary of this vast world, and in this story, we finally find some respite.
3. A legendary author who inspired all female readers. Like the themes of her works, the author is a role model for female self-fulfillment. Vita began writing novels, plays, and poetry in her teenage years. As a poet, she twice won the Hawthornton Prize. As a novelist, her works were bestsellers of her time and continue to be read today. As a gardener, she designed and created Sissinghurst Castle Gardens, one of Britain's most famous and most visited gardens, and continued to write a popular gardening column. In a country where women did not gain the vote until 1918, Vita's achievements were legendary.
4. Virginia Woolf's literary muse, Vita, was her close companion and inspiration. The decade between 1925 and 1935 marked the peak of their literary careers. During this period, Woolf wrote "Orlando" (1928), based on Vita's work, and Vita produced her signature work, "The Passion of the Dead" (1931), which echoed Woolf's "A Room of One's Own" (1929). Their relationship was even made into the 2018 film "Vita and Virginia," which sparked heated debate among filmgoers.
5. A classic masterpiece, first translated into Chinese. As Vita's most iconic work, "Burning Out the Passion" remains a classic for many readers (Goodreads rating: 4.0, Amazon rating: 4.4). In 1986, the BBC adapted the novel into a miniseries. This newly published Chinese edition marks the first time a Vita work has been translated into the Chinese language.
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◎ Introduction "A novel of unparalleled elegance, astonishing beauty, and still inspiring." - The Sunday Telegraph, UK
During his lifetime, Lord Slane served as the Governor-General of India and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and was a big figure in British politics. After his death, the outside world thought that his 88-year-old widow would continue to be a well-behaved "vase" as in the past, and gradually wither away in sorrow. But Mrs. Slane was beyond everyone's expectations. She ignored her children's self-righteous arrangements and moved to a rented house in Hampstead to live an independent life. There, she regained the freedom she had longed for and made the acquaintance of several special companions. In her conversations with them, she recalled her ambitions when she was young, and slowly discovered how much she had sacrificed in the past years in order to live up to the so-called expectations of others...
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2022-10-01

广西师范大学出版社

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9787559852557