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dark
sad
Oh . . . if one were to call this book an unintelligible collection of hieroglyphics with no words and a plot that had long since disappeared, one would be right.
Written in letters that can be read in any order Last Words from Montmartre by famous Taiwanese lesbian writer Qiu Miaojin, translated to English by Ari Larissa Heinrich, is one of those books published posthumously where one may wonder if it was the correct decision after the author’s suicide. Dark too perhaps at being all aware of other notable figures of literature with similar end. Regardless of perspective in approach to the book it is psychological writing, reading suited to a particular (distressful) mood.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Self harm
Moderate: Animal death and Grief
Minor: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism
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