Sophie's Choice
About This Novel
In the Nazi concentration camp, she chose to let her son live and pushed her daughter to the crematorium; in order to survive, she was forced to print reports on the massacre of Jews for the Nazis; she endured molestation, rape, and perverted insults from German doctors, guards, and even housekeepers... After the war, she came to the United States and fell in love with Nathan, a Jew. With a guilty conscience toward the Jews, she silently endured the tyranny of her suspicious and manic lover in order to relieve her heavy spiritual burden. Every time this happened, their minds and bodies, pain and pleasure, intertwined and reached a climax. Ding Ge, a writer who loved her deeply, took her away from Nathan. But after a passionate lovemaking session, she chose to return to the insane Nathan, return to the bed intertwined with pain and joy, and go to death... This book is a milestone in the history of Western novels. It won the National Book Award and was named "One of the 100 Best English Novels of the 20th Century" by Random House.
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After reading
After watching it, I felt heavy, heavy, heavy
a good book
A good book reveals a true history and a sincere emotion in people's hearts.
