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憂鬱病,就是這樣 (Reading Depression)

 

Speaker : Ms Esther Lee ( 李子玉女士) and Professor Leo Ou-fan Lee ( 李歐梵教授 )
Moderator: Ms Angela Law ( 羅展鳳女士 ) 三聯書店資深編輯
Date : 15 January 2009(Thursday)
Time : 7:15 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue : Special Collections, 1/F, Main Library, The University of Hong Kong
Language : Cantonese and Putonghua

 

About the Talk

Ms Esther Lee, author of “ 憂鬱病,就是這樣 ”, will share how she confronts the battle of depression with the support of her husband, Professor Leo Fan Lee. She will also talk about the reception of her book : how it assumes a life of its own after receiving overwhelming responses from her readers. Professor Leo Ou-fan Lee will discuss his wife's book in literary terms and talk about depression as depicted in literature in general, particularly William Styron's book, "Darkness Visible."

《憂鬱病,就是這樣》作者李子玉,將分享她如何從憂鬱病的深谷重建新生,以書會友和助己助人的心路歷程。她的丈夫李歐梵教授將以有關憂鬱症的書籍,從文學角度解讀憂鬱。

 

About the Book

book cover 憂鬱病,就是這樣-一個憂鬱病患者的自白

「據我瞭解,憂鬱病這伴兒,它樂意跟世上每一個人結伴。有人說,一生當中,總會有兩三回和這病相遇,只是程度有深有淺,日子或長或短。」

今天,她在朋友眼中是個開心快活的幽雅女子,平日穿戴亮麗,喜孜孜跟隨丈夫四處遊歷,為他照顧家庭、烹調美食;閒來,又愛寫作繪畫、看電影聽音樂,不亦樂乎;數年來出版多本溫馨細膩著作,細說自家愛情、親情、友情與家常美食,與丈夫李歐梵過平常日子,優哉悠哉。

誰想到風平浪靜的背後,伊曾經跟憂鬱病為伴──

憂鬱病要來便來,十年來四次復發,四次自殺,她一下子情感失陷,思想崩裂,成長種種不快遭遇如洪水猛獸,黑暗記憶一湧而至──外祖母的體罰及語言暴力、親生父的遺棄、親生母的「缺席」、還有讀書時代的自信剝落、留學生活的無助與焦慮,以及第一段婚姻的觸礁挫敗……凡此種種,她一度是一個失心的孤魂,有勇氣求死,沒勇氣求生。

李子玉以率性細膩的筆觸,訴說成長過程苦無出路的艱澀,與讀者分享她跟憂鬱病多年來的糾纏與搏鬥經驗。溫婉率性的筆觸下,反思個人成長之種種,這不單是寫給憂鬱病患者及其親友的書,還是寫給繁忙都市人的書、寫給願意分享的人的書。