To be short sentences, Dear (Best Foreign Novel of the 21st Century)

Author: Pierrette Flotte
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Publish Date: 2002-12-01
Features: "Keep it Short, My Dearest" is a French literary work selected for the "Best Foreign Novel of the 21st Century" award. "Keep it Short, My Dearest" is the teaching and reminder that the author's mother gave her about writing. Using this as the title, the author deeply expresses her grief for her mother. The entire book is written in the form of a first-person narrative, recreating the process of the mother's aging and eventual death in a nursing home. It truly portrays the intricate and subtle emotions the author shared with her mother during their time together, but what runs through the entire story is the steadfast family love and the touching mother-daughter bond. The novel's language is plain, simple, and unadorned, yet it possesses a strong artistic impact.