Oranges are Not the Only Fruit
内容简介
his is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God’s elect.
Zealous and passionate, she seems seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she falls for one of her converts. At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home and her family, for the young woman she loves.
Innovative, punchy and tender, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit is a few days ride into the bizarre outposts of religious excess and human obsession.
‘A novel that deserves revisiting…Winterson maintains a balance of tone, a trueness of voice… It remains one of the finest things Winterson has written’ Observer
‘Many consider her to be the best living writer in this language… In her hands, words are fluid, radiant, humming’ Evening Standard
‘Even at a time when so many good and interesting novels are coming out, hers stand out as performances of real originality and extraordinary promise’ John Bayley
‘A wonderful rites-of-passage novel’ Mariella Frostrup
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作者简介
Jeanette Winterson OBE was born in Manchester. Adopted by Pentecostal parents she was raised to be a missionary. This did and didn't work out.
Discovering early the power of books she left home at 16 to live in a Mini and get on with her education. After graduating from Oxford university she worked for a while in the theatre and published her first novel at 25.
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读书文摘
我渴望有人暴烈地爱我至死不渝，明白爱和死一样强大，并永远站在我身边。我渴望有人毁灭我并被我毁灭。世间的情爱何其多，有人可以虚掷一生共同生活却不知道彼此的姓名。命名是艰难而耗时的大事；要一语中的，并寓意力量。否则，在狂野的夜晚，谁能把你唤回家？只有知道你名字的人才能。
别无选择，并不意味着失落。可是，狗被埋在洁净的土里，而我埋葬的东西却自行掘墓而出，黏湿阴冷的恐惧，危险的想法，还有我暂时抛却、留待日后在处理的重重阴影。我不能一劳永逸地抛却他们，总有一天我会想起来，会去面对。但并不是所有黑暗的地方都需要光明，我必须记住这一点。
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