Xi Xi

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Xi Xi


Born
in Shanghai, China
October 07, 1937

Died
December 18, 2022


Xi Xi (Chinese name: 西西) was born in Shanghai in 1937 and moved to Hong Kong in 1950. She is one of the most acclaimed writers in the Sinophone world. Hailed by critics as a major and unique voice in global Sinophone literature and a stylistic innovator across genres, she has published more than 30 books of different genres in addition to newspaper and magazine columns and screenplays. Xi Xi is the winner of the 6th Newman Prize for Chinese Literature in 2019. ...more

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“许多人所谓的爱,表面上是非常刚强、坚韧,事实上确是异常地懦弱、柔萎;吹了气的勇气,不过是一层糖衣。”
Xi Xi, A Girl Like Me, and Other Stories

“不过一切又仿佛太迟了,我看见夏,透过玻璃,从马路的对面走过来。他手里抱着的是什么呢?这么大的一束花。今天是什么日子,有人生日吗。我看着夏从咖啡室的门口进来,发现我,坐在这边幽黯的角落里。外面的阳光非常灿烂,他把阳光带进来了,因为他的白色的衬衫反映了那种光亮。他像他的名字,永远是夏天。
喂,星期日快乐。
他说。
这些花都是送给你的。
他说。
他的确是快乐的,于是他坐下来喝咖啡。我们有过那么多快乐的日子。但快乐又是什么呢,快乐总是过得很快的。我的心是那么地忧愁。从这里走过去,不过是三百步路的光景,我们就可以到达我工作的地方。然后,就像许多年前发生过的事情一样,一个失魂落魄的男子从那扇大门里飞跑出来,所有好奇的眼睛都跟踪着他,直至他完全消失。怡芬姑母说:也许,在这个世界上,仍有真正具备勇气而无畏惧的人。但我知道这不过是一种假设,当夏从对面的马路走过来的时候,手抱一束巨大的花朵,我又已经知道,因为这正是不祥的预兆。唉唉,像我这样的一个女子,其实是不适宜与任何人恋爱的,或者,我该对我的那些沉睡了的朋友说:我们其实不都是一样的吗?几十年不过匆匆一瞥,无论是为了什么因由,原是谁也不必为谁而魂飞魄散的。夏带进咖啡室来的一束巨大的花朵,是非常非常地美丽,他是快乐的,而我心忧伤。他是不知道的,在我们这个行业之中,花朵,就是诀别的意思。”
Xi Xi, A Girl Like Me, and Other Stories

“当你真的喜欢一个人,只要静静地坐在一个角落,看着他即使是非常随意的一个微笑,你也会忽然地感到魂飞魄散。”
Xi Xi, A Girl Like Me, and Other Stories

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