The twenty-one-million copy bestseller-available again for a new generation of readers Originally published in 1977, The Women's Room was a novel that-for the first time-expressed the inner lives of women who left education and professional advancement behind to marry in the 1950s, only to find themselves adrift and unable to support themselves after divorce in the 1970s. Some ...
The twenty-one-million copy bestseller-available again for a new generation of readers Originally published in 1977, The Women's Room was a novel that-for the first time-expressed the inner lives of women who left education and professional advancement behind to marry in the 1950s, only to find themselves adrift and unable to support themselves after divorce in the 1970s. Some became destitute, a few went insane. But many went back to school in the heyday of the Women's Liberation movement, and were swept up in the promise of equality for both sexes. Marilyn French's characters represent this wide cross section of American women, and her wry and pointed voice gives depth and emotional intensity to this timeless book that remains controversial and completely relevant.
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She attended Hofstra University (then Hofstra College) where she also received a master's degree in English in 1964. She married Robert M. French Jr. in 1950; the couple divorced in 1967. She later attended Harvard University, earning a Ph.D in 1972. Years later she became an instructor at Hofstra University.
In her work, French asserted that women's oppression is an intrinsic ...
She attended Hofstra University (then Hofstra College) where she also received a master's degree in English in 1964. She married Robert M. French Jr. in 1950; the couple divorced in 1967. She later attended Harvard University, earning a Ph.D in 1972. Years later she became an instructor at Hofstra University.
In her work, French asserted that women's oppression is an intrinsic part of the male-dominated global culture. Beyond Power: On Women, Men and Morals (1985) is a historical examination of the effects of patriarchy on the world.
French's 1977 novel, The Women's Room, follows the lives of Mira and her friends in 1950s and 1960s America, including Val, a militant radical feminist. The novel portrays the details of the lives of women at this time and also the feminist movement of this era in the United States. At one point in the book the character Val says "all men are rapists". This quote has often been incorrectly attributed to Marilyn French herself. French's first book was a thesis on James Joyce.
French was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 1992. This experience was the basis for her book A Season in Hell: A Memoir (1998).
She was also mentioned in the 1982 ABBA song, "The Day Before You Came". The lyrics that mentioned French were: "I must have read a while, the latest one by Marilyn French or something in that style".
French died from heart failure at age 79 on May 2, 2009 in Manhattan, New York City. She is survived by her son Robert and daughter Jamie.
"If you think it's her virginity or her chastity we're concerned about, forget it. We're fighting for her safety, for her right to exist in the world. A world full of you. Men!"
"I think we're all bi..."If you think it's her virginity or her chastity we're concerned about, forget it. We're fighting for her safety, for her right to exist in the world. A world full of you. Men!"
"I think we're all bisexual, in the ideal. ...there's been too much ought for us to find is."
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Feel depressed and awestruck for WOMEN.(展开)
Whatever they may be in public life, whatever their relationships with men, in their relationships with women, all men are rapists, and that's all they are. They rape us with their eyes, their laws an...Whatever they may be in public life, whatever their relationships with men, in their relationships with women, all men are rapists, and that's all they are. They rape us with their eyes, their laws and their codes.(展开)
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10 有用 愛麗絲。 2018-08-31 08:38:55
把女性一生中说不清道不明的那些痛苦描写得清清楚楚。然而正是因为太清楚才令人绝望啊。生而为女人，我很抱歉。
0 有用 三三得六 2021-11-16 23:06:30
读得很艰难，前半部分并不够引人入胜，硬着头皮读。但读到后面，反而爱上了这种平平淡淡的风格。
2 有用 jassaca 2019-01-18 15:34:25
读的译本。没有解决的办法。这是最绝望的。
0 有用 Soistes 2020-05-22 17:57:46
"If you think it's her virginity or her chastity we're concerned about, forget it. We're fighting for her safety, for her right to exist in the world. A world full of you. Men!" "I think we're all bi... "If you think it's her virginity or her chastity we're concerned about, forget it. We're fighting for her safety, for her right to exist in the world. A world full of you. Men!" "I think we're all bisexual, in the ideal. ...there's been too much ought for us to find is." ... Feel depressed and awestruck for WOMEN. (展开)
1 有用 听海 2019-02-22 14:48:21
拖了好几个月才看完的书…覆盖Mira从童年到四十岁的生活，以及离婚前后所处团体女性的命运。前半部分描述Mira作为家庭主妇及同一社区中其他主妇们的生活，读来有些琐碎乏味；后半部分Mira离婚入读哈佛，结识的女性虽各自面临困境但也能相互给予鼓励和温暖。进入新的社区建立联系、渐渐熟悉到稳固的联系，再到不可避免的falling apart，似乎无穷尽地在循环往复。女性命运也如此，从禁锢于家庭再到看似能够... 拖了好几个月才看完的书…覆盖Mira从童年到四十岁的生活，以及离婚前后所处团体女性的命运。前半部分描述Mira作为家庭主妇及同一社区中其他主妇们的生活，读来有些琐碎乏味；后半部分Mira离婚入读哈佛，结识的女性虽各自面临困境但也能相互给予鼓励和温暖。进入新的社区建立联系、渐渐熟悉到稳固的联系，再到不可避免的falling apart，似乎无穷尽地在循环往复。女性命运也如此，从禁锢于家庭再到看似能够做出选择，底色始终是悲凉的。书中对不同人物的细致入微的心理刻画很能引起共鸣。 (展开)
0 有用 新生快乐 2024-04-15 12:43:46 安徽
之前读过两遍，现在过自己的时代了。
0 有用 ROTCEV 2024-01-22 13:27:52 美国
书里面对婚姻生活中的描写特别生动，很多情节都能在现实身边的婚人婚事中找到对应。虽然丈夫在经济上、社会地位上，相对于主妇妻子是婚姻里强势的一方，但是妻子又能用语言、用情欲去控制丈夫，这个控制术是非常微妙的，既需要妻子把握丈夫的心理弱点，又需要丈夫有意无意的配合。妻子一方要善于变换多种语言的艺术，撒娇、哄骗、调情、呵斥、崇拜、打压，轮番上阵，丈夫一方也得“接招”。在拒不接招的丈夫的面前，妻子哪怕使出七... 书里面对婚姻生活中的描写特别生动，很多情节都能在现实身边的婚人婚事中找到对应。虽然丈夫在经济上、社会地位上，相对于主妇妻子是婚姻里强势的一方，但是妻子又能用语言、用情欲去控制丈夫，这个控制术是非常微妙的，既需要妻子把握丈夫的心理弱点，又需要丈夫有意无意的配合。妻子一方要善于变换多种语言的艺术，撒娇、哄骗、调情、呵斥、崇拜、打压，轮番上阵，丈夫一方也得“接招”。在拒不接招的丈夫的面前，妻子哪怕使出七十二变，也只会像个跳梁小丑。比如Natalie的婚姻里，刚结婚时丈夫对她比较新鲜，还“宠爱”她的“作精”性格，但是后来腻烦了她，就只抱着手臂冷笑看她歇斯底里的样子，像旁观一只抽风的猴子，看够了就拿上外套开车离开了。 (展开)
0 有用 Cliff 2023-03-18 23:06:48 北京
Whatever they may be in public life, whatever their relationships with men, in their relationships with women, all men are rapists, and that's all they are. They rape us with their eyes, their laws an... Whatever they may be in public life, whatever their relationships with men, in their relationships with women, all men are rapists, and that's all they are. They rape us with their eyes, their laws and their codes. (展开)
0 有用 每天锻炼 2022-05-23 22:39:06
写得很有趣，而且知识很丰富，茅塞顿开
0 有用 Hakuna Matata 2022-02-17 13:23:57
平淡处也令人窒息