薇薇安·戈尔尼克（Vivian Gornick，1935-） 1935年出生于纽约的一个工人家庭，投身20世纪60、70年代女权运动，美国女权主义作家。她从60年代开始写作，出版作品均为非虚构（回忆录、文学批评、散文等），多部作品曾入围美国国家书评人协会奖，被誉为“非虚构写作大师”。戈尔尼克关注女性问题，反思女性在成长不同阶段面临的处境，尖锐地刻画发生在女性之间的友谊和“战争”。

The author recounts her childhood experiences living in a tenement, looks at her relationship with her mother, and describes the lives of women bound to husbands they didn't love

薇薇安·戈尔尼克（Vivian Gornick，1935-） 1935年出生于纽约的一个工人家庭，投身20世纪60、70年代女权运动，美国女权主义作家。她从60年代开始写作，出版作品均为非虚构（回忆录、文学批评、散文等），多部作品曾入围美国国家书评人协会奖，被誉为“非虚构写作大师”。戈尔尼克关注女性问题，反思女性在成长不同阶段面临的处境，尖锐地刻画发生在女性之间的友谊和“战争”。

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