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| Title | : | Ingratitude |
| Author | : | Ying Chen |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 311 pages |
| Published | : | October 29th 1999 by University of California Press (first published August 1995) |
| Categories | : | Cultural. China. France. Fiction. Literature |
Ying Chen
Paperback | Pages: 311 pages Rating: 3.55 | 222 Users | 24 Reviews
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"I was dying to see Mother suffer at the sight of my corpse," announces the young woman at the heart of this powerful and disquieting novel, which has won acclaim in France and in Canada upon original publication in French. In Ingratitude,Ying Chen tells the story of Yan-Zi, who decides to commit suicide in order to escape the yoke of her dominating mother. The narrator's account of her final days recalls the chilling detachment of Camus's The Stranger.
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| Original Title: | L'ingratitude |
| ISBN: | 0520220137 (ISBN13: 9780520220133) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Grand Prix des lectrices de Elle Québec (1996), Prix des libraires du Québec for Lauréats québécois (1996) |
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Ratings: 3.55 From 222 Users | 24 ReviewsEvaluation Epithetical Books Ingratitude
*1.5 stars*. Well written but a depressing story none the less.Querida mamá, voy a morir por ti. Sin embargo te he aguardado con la esperanza de cambiar de idea. He esperado mucho tiempo. Una ligera caricia de tu mano fuerte podría salvarme. O una sonrisa suave, pues tú sonríes muy poco, mamá....A través de la historia desgarradora de una chica de 25 años que tiene una relación muy tóxica e insana con su madre y de su suicidio como venganza hacia su progenitora, la autora nos deja entrever la triste historia que viven muchas mujeres en China, obligadas a
4,5/5Una madre sobreprotectora, controladora y absorbente. Una hija que se siente atrapada y se plantea la muerte como única vía de escape. Un suicidio por venganza. Una historia intensa, oscura y muy dura con profundas reflexiones sobre las relaciones materno filiales y lo tóxicas que pueden llegar a ser. Una pequeña joyita que me ha sorprendido muy gratamente.Según ella, el amor irracional es muy peligroso. Él podía turbar mi memoria, hacerme olvidar mis orígenes, abandonar a mamá y
To die young is to violate the divine law. It's more immoral than showing your legs. Goodreads recommended this book to me while I was reading Last Words from Montmarte, and on the surface there strong similarities - both are about the suicide of a young Chinese woman. The character in Last Words is in Paris, and the author of Ingratitude, Ying Chen, wrote this book in French. Ingratitude is about a young woman who kills herself to basically get back at her mother for stifling her and
They cling to life the way feathers cling to a bird, without realizing how little they weigh. They hate those whod rather set sail, abandon a life they dont own, jump into the void, which at least has the advantage of being endless. They accuse them of cowardice to prove their own bravery. They take the liberty of judging the dead. As a result, the dead are seen differently from one era to the next: heavy or light, heroic or cowardly, valuable or useless, virtuous or immoral. Death has become
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Nemmeno un (tentato) suicidio riesce a spezzare un legame così forte come quello madre-figlia.C'è qualcosa di più forte di un cordone ombelicale ad unirle.Una condanna?Un libro con poche risposte e molte domande e ipotesi, per nulla rassicurante.
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