Chapter 28 postscript

British female writer Daphne du Maurier (1907-1990) was a member of the Royal Society of Literature during her lifetime, and wrote seventeen novels and dozens of literary works in other genres. In 1969 Awarded a Lady of the Order of the British Empire.She hates city life and has lived in Cornwall on the Atlantic coast in southwest England for a long time. Many of her works have the social customs and customs of this capital as the theme or background, so they are called "Cornwall novels". Daphne du Maurier was deeply influenced by the Gothic novels of the 19th century, which were characterized by mystery and horror. At the same time, she also studied and imitated the writing techniques of the Bronte sisters' novels. Therefore, "Cornwall Most of the "novels" have relatively tortuous plots, and the characters (especially the heroine) are more delicately portrayed. While exaggerating the mysterious atmosphere, it is mixed with sentimentalism tinged with fatalism.

Originally named "Rebecca", it is Daphne Du Maurier's famous work. It was published in 1938 and has been translated into more than 20 languages. On the silver screen, Sir Laurence Olivier, the famous actor who played Shakespeare's characters, starred in the leading role.The film has been popular since its release. Daphne du Maurier successfully created the image of a mysterious female Rebecca in this book. This person died at the beginning of the novel, except for being mentioned indirectly in the flashback passage, He has never appeared in the book, but he is always present everywhere, and can continue to control the Mandali Manor through his loyal servants and lovers until the manor is finally burned down.Another woman in the novel, that is, the first person who appears as the narrator of the story, is a living person full of joy, anger, sorrow, and joy, but actually plays the role of setting off Rebecca in every way. Nothingness" is quite unique.It is worth noting that, by depicting Rebecca's extravagant and corrupt life and her deformed marriage with De Winter, the author vividly describes the phenomena of pleasure supremacy, intrigue, extravagance, snobbery and hypocrisy in the upper class of England. exposure.The author also successfully rendered two atmospheres through the technique of scene blending: on the one hand, the lingering nostalgia for the past, and on the other hand, the gloomy and depressing despair.This double atmosphere overlaps and permeates each other, coupled with the constant suspense throughout the book, making this book a best-selling romantic novel for many years.But this work also reflects some deficiencies of the author, such as the narrow scope of life reflected in the work, and some paragraphs describing the scenery are a bit procrastinated and sometimes repeated.