《第二性》作者波伏瓦生前从未公开的小说手稿首度面世,以少女时代挚友扎扎为原型,悼念她生命中刻骨铭心的友谊。九岁那年,希尔维初次遇见与她同岁的女孩安德蕾。她从未见过如此酷的女孩。与乖顺的“好学生”希尔维不同,安德蕾聪慧却叛逆,对一切若即若离。她经历过可怕的烧伤,身上带着火的印记。为了拒绝参加社交活动,她不惜用斧头砍伤自己。她们变得形影不离。这感情炽烈、深入灵魂。从一起违抗学校秩序开始,循规蹈矩的希尔维一步步走向自由;生而不羁的安德蕾,却在家庭和礼法的约束下,步步挣扎,逐渐成为困兽。
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When I was nine years old I was a good little girl, though this hadn't always been the case. As a small child the adults' tyranny caused me to throw such tantrums that one of my aunts declared, quite seriously: 'Sylvie is possessed by a demon.' War and reli- gion tamed me.