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Picnic on the Cliff
General Fiction悬崖上的野餐
(australia) Joan Lindsay
A classic in the history of Australian literature, a "cult novel" comparable to "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James. An idyllic picnic leads to a complicated and confusing mystery that seems both real and illusory - the decline of colonial rule, the awakening of female consciousness, the resistance to religious restraint... All kinds of metaphors are endless. The 2018 Amazon hit miniseries of the same name, starring "Little Rose" Natalie Dormer, reinterprets the classic from a modern perspective and gives the classic a new look. The story takes place in a women's boarding college in Australia in 1900. At that time, British orthodox culture was gradually penetrating into the lives of Australians, arousing the desire in girls to get rid of their constraints. The idea of pursuing freedom is slowly spreading... On Valentine's Day, the conservative principal organized a picnic. They chose a deserted but dangerous cliff. It was this place, full of mystery and weirdness, that swallowed up the three girls. People could never find them again, and they just disappeared quietly. What happened? Is this a real incident or a work of fiction? The author's attitude is equally ambiguous.
A classic in the history of Australian literature, a "cult novel" comparable to "The Turn of the Screw" by Henry James. An idyllic picnic leads to a complicated and confusing mystery that seems both real and illusory - the decline of colonial rule, the awakening of female consciousness, the resistance to religious restraint... All kinds of metaphors are endless. The 2018 Amazon hit miniseries of the same name, starring "Little Rose" Natalie Dormer, reinterprets the classic from a modern perspective and gives the classic a new look. The story takes place in a women's boarding college in Australia in 1900. At that time, British orthodox culture was gradually penetrating into the lives of Australians, arousing the desire in girls to get rid of their constraints. The idea of pursuing freedom is slowly spreading... On Valentine's Day, the conservative principal organized a picnic. They chose a deserted but dangerous cliff. It was this place, full of mystery and weirdness, that swallowed up the three girls. People could never find them again, and they just disappeared quietly. What happened? Is this a real incident or a work of fiction? The author's attitude is equally ambiguous.