Montmartre suicide note

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【Content Introduction】

"Is there really no salvation in life? I don't believe it."

In the summer of 1995, Taiwanese writer Qiu Miaojin committed suicide in Paris at the age of twenty-six. The twenty-one letters in "Last Letters from Montmartre" are her lifelong confession to the world. The intensity of her passion, the pain of betrayal, her reckless pursuit of possession, and her poignant self-analysis—Qiu Miaojin's writings chronicle her courage and determination, as well as her confusion, setbacks, and despair. Drawing on her own poignant and emotional experiences, she contemplates and reconstructs the principles of love, pondering the relationship between love and death, life, and art. The numerous references to Western art films and classic literature in "Last Letters from Montmartre" form a series of hidden paths, charting the growth of Qiu Miaojin's spiritual world. They reflect the spirit of a generation of young Taiwanese and, through them, witness the profound landscape of our times.

"Last Letters from Montmartre" has become a classic of women's literature in the Chinese-speaking world. For generations of young people, Qiu Miaojin's writing has provided not only a classic reading material but also a pilgrimage site and a soulful confession in the face of honest love. Only the most sincere artistic spirit can comfort the human soul.

"With such a soul existing, the world is so beautiful that I am even more reluctant to die." I hope this will be everyone's admiration after reading "Montmartre Testament".

【Editor's Recommendation】

Qiu Miaojin, a legendary female writer in the Chinese-speaking world at the end of the 20th century, wrote this final epistolary novel: 21 confessional letters farewell to the world. Highly recommended by Jiang Xun, Luo Yijun, Chen Xue, and Lai Xiangyin, "A book that made me cry." Qiu Miaojin was a legend who shook Taiwan. A genius who dedicated her life to creation, she emerged with a fierce and intense talent, yet also departed the world with a resolute and tragic farewell. Her works have been widely praised, quoted, discussed, and studied. Her life, deeds, and even the novels, writers, and filmmakers she read and admired have become models for a generation of young artists. "Montmartre Letters" is an analysis of her farewell journey, a confessional letter forged from youth and intense emotional pain. Like a Baroque fugue, it presents a young artist's dazzling, starry depiction of love and death, life and art. The flower-like radiance of her will is deeply moving yet unbearable.

"Is there really no salvation in life? I don't believe it." A young artist's ultimate exploration of love and life, a heart-shaking bible of love, a classic in the hearts of young people. Deeply plunging into life's darkest pain, struggling with the meaning of love and death, she reconstructs the laws of love with unwavering courage, and with the resoluteness and purity of death, bears witness to the immortality of love. "Love is more than emotion, sentiment, or passion; it is truly a 'will.'" A young artist's pure and ardent desire for love, a young person's self-construction and self-destruction. She vows to spend her life proving her love and beauty, ultimately returning to the eternal identity of artist and lover.

"With such a soul, the world is truly beautiful, and I'm even more reluctant to die." A carbon copy of the soul, a fiery, compelling passion. "Perhaps no other writer since Yukio Mishima has so mercilessly stripped away the mask of the true self." — A young man's profound, intense exploration of life, a pure work about love, loyalty, betrayal, art, the soul, and fate. Only the most sincere artistic spirit can comfort the human soul. "Life is so beautiful, but it cannot be obtained, and it will never be obtained. Such desolation requires even greater strength." The pursuit of eternal love is no longer attainable. Now she pursues only eternity and self-expression.

This hardcover commemorative collector's edition has been recognized as a Golden Tripod Award-winning book of the year, recommended by the United Daily News' Reader's Best Book of the Year in Literature, and recommended by "Eight Minutes of Reading." It has been translated into numerous languages ​​and has received widespread acclaim. "Montmartre Last Letters" has been translated into English, French, German, Turkish, Spanish, and Italian, among other languages. In 2014, "Montmartre Last Letters" was included in the "New York Review of Books" "Rediscovered Classics" list. Qiu Miaojin is the second Chinese-language author to be featured in this series, following Eileen Chang. Authors Luo Yijun and Lai Xiangyin have dedicated their novels, "Sending Away Sadness," and "Afterwards," respectively, to Qiu Miaojin's memory and tribute.

2021-07-01

北京日报出版社

Ideal Country

208

9787547739570