Dialogue | Wen Xiongzhen

Which book has stayed with you, and why?

我记得，我曾买过玛格丽特.米切尔的《飘》五个版本，读过多少遍忘记了。最喜欢书中的两个场景，一个是斯嘉丽带着刚生产完的媚兰妮冲出战火中的城市。另一个场景是斯嘉丽手握着一把泥土，站在战后的农场，发誓再也不让所有人挨饿。这种女性的觉醒，不屈服的意志力，深深植入我的灵魂。

I once purchased five different editions of Margaret Mitchell’s Gone with the Wind. I couldn’t tell you how many times I’ve read it. Two scenes stick with me most. In one, Scarlett carries the newly delivered Melanie out of the burning city. In the other, Scarlett is in the ruined fields of Tara after the war, holding a fistful of earth and vowing that no one shall ever be hungry again. That awakening of female strength, that will that refuses to bend, took root deep in my soul.