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Author: Jeanette Winterson
Translator: Wu Ziqi
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Publish Date: 2004-04-01
Features: Jeanette Winterson is a renowned feminist writer, thinker, and courageous fighter in the West. This book is one of her most important works, translated into over ten languages, with over a million copies sold. It has profoundly influenced the thoughts and lives of Western intellectual women and is regarded as a "modern classic." This book is also the author's groundbreaking work upon entering the literary world, which later led to another masterpiece, The Passionate Woman. If the latter showcases the author's mature intellectual style, then in The Female, we can find its intellectual foundation and origins. From The Female to The Passionate Woman, we can see the relentless exploration of a thinker. She fights for feminism while also focusing on the wholeness of individuals and the restoration of humanity, setting her apart from ordinary feminists. This book is divided into five parts: Body, Soul, Love, Anger, and Revolution. With fearless criticism, sharp intellect, and extensive knowledge, the author employs the pen as a dagger or spear to declare war on patriarchal society and traditional thought. She points out that women are constantly imprisoned in spiritual cages, gradually losing their original vitality, thus becoming "castrated people," or "females." The book "continuously flows with the power of anger," often delivering striking and thought-provoking insights that awaken and inspire readers. Together with The Passionate Woman, it forms a perfect pair.