A series of thoughts from an intellectual woman

The Outline Trilogy: Outline, Transit, Kudos

Editor's Recommendation:
★Rachel Cusk took four years to complete this trilogy of novels, and each book has been highly recommended by major authoritative media around the world!
Borders was named one of the New York Times' Top Ten Books of 2015, The Guardian's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, and The New Yorker's 2015 Book List.
Transit was named one of Time magazine's top ten fiction books of 2017 and was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize.
"Honor" was named the 2018 Book of the Year by The New Yorker magazine, one of the 2018 Best 100 Books by The New York Times Book Review, and was recommended by Amazon's book editors for the 2018 Best 100 Books list.
Recommended by Nobel Prize winner in Literature Kazuo Ishiguro, Jeffrey Eugenides, author of "Marriage," and James Ralston, author of "Seven Lies"!
A unique and groundbreaking style, using dialogue to connect the plot. Before Rachel Cusk, no writer had mastered the art of transforming the protagonist of a first-person novel into an invisible narrator. The book recounts dozens of conversations between the protagonist and the various people she encounters, each line a philosophical insight, each character a story. In these conversations, Cusk serves only as a faithful and precise listener and recorder, placing herself almost invisible.
★From the perspective of an intellectual woman, it accurately analyzes the problems that all women will encounter, and uses extremely calm and restrained language to reveal every aspect of marriage, family, and emotions.
In three life-like stories, the author uses an extremely sharp perspective and precise but not exaggerated language. It seems to be understated, but in fact it points directly to the common problems in people's lives - personal, family, desire, betrayal - the dark side that is not mentioned, and analyzes the perhaps imperfect ways women deal with many moral dilemmas and the psychology behind them, thus conveying the author's thoughts on these issues.
★Printed on pure paper, it brings a more textured reading experience; illustrator Gu Guding draws character illustrations, and uses minimalist lines to outline the various aspects of life.
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The "Thoughts of an Intellectual Woman" series is a trilogy of novels by British author Rachel Cusk, completed over four years. It comprises three stand-alone novellas: "Border," "Transit," and "Honor." The protagonist, a divorced, middle-aged female writer, tells fragmented stories from three different periods of her life in the first person. The novels employ a unique and groundbreaking style, weaving together the plots through dialogue. Using remarkably calm and restrained language, they expose every aspect of marriage, family, and relationships, conveying profound reflections on life.
"Borders" tells the story of a woman who travels to Greece to teach a creative writing course, chatting with a diverse group of people and listening to their stories. Those she encounters talk endlessly about themselves: their fantasies, anxieties, regrets, and longings. Even the most commonplace topics—infidelity, divorce, and depression—are brought to life through the author's pen. The author focuses on the difficulties women face in marriage, family, and life in general, conveying her perspective.
"Transit" follows the previous film, telling the story of the protagonist's return to London. The author continues to use delicate dialogue to reveal the various aspects people are forced to face in the process of building a new life: personal, moral, artistic, and practical, as well as reflections on power, death, and rebirth. The author continues her focus on women, capturing people's desire for a comfortable life and escape from it all, and analyzing the yearning for a real life behind this contradictory mentality.
"Honor" continues the story of the protagonist, who flies to an unnamed European town to attend a literary festival. The series recounts a series of episodes, including interviews, dinners, and salons. The author depicts a Europe in transition, where social change brings with it a sense of identity confusion, while also delving deeply into the value and relationship between pain and honor. Furthermore, the author explores the various dilemmas and solutions faced by women in topics such as family, parenting, and art.

2020-03-01

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