Hiromi Itō is one of the most prominent woman writers of contemporary Japan, with more than a dozen collections of poetry, several works of prose, numerous books of essays, and several major literary prizes to her name.
很讨巧的一本书。写得最好的地方是开篇和结尾。对于中间部分我倒没什么共鸣。喜欢开篇,开篇丈夫未死时对生的渴望很有趣,我总说自己要在40之前去死,因为我无法接受衰老。说不准我也会一点一点顺延,50也可以,60也不错,届时我可能也会放弃安乐死的想法,自然地死去有什么不好呢。还有就是结尾还不错,跳尊巴吧,顺着自己的心意尽情舞蹈,生命就是这样,dance if you want to dance。而中间种种,确实不值一提。