书目

Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?

内容简介

In1985JeanetteWinterson'sfirstnovel,OrangesAreNottheOnlyFruit,waspublished.ItwasJeanette'sversionofthestoryofaterracedhouseinAccrington,anadoptedchild,andthethwartedgiantessMrsWinterson.Itwasacoverstory,apainfulpastwrittenoverandrepainted.Itwasastoryofsurvival.Thisbookisthatstory'sthesilenttwin.Itisfullofhurtandhumourandafierceloveoflife.Itisaboutthepursuitofhappiness,aboutlessonsinlove,thesearchforamotherandajourneyintomadnessandoutagain.Itisgenerous,honestandtrue.

作者简介

JeanetteWintersonOBEistheauthoroftennovels,includingThePassion,SexingtheCherryandWrittenontheBody,abookofshortstories,TheWorldandOtherPlaces,acollectionofessays,ArtObjectsaswellasmanyotherworks,includingchildren'sbooks,screenplaysandjournalism.HerwritinghaswontheWhitbreadAwardforBestFirstNovel,theJohnLlewellynRhysMemorialPrize,theE.M.ForsterAwardandthePrixd'argentatCannesFilmFestival.Visitherwebsiteatwww.jeanettewinterson.com

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