An esteemed memoirist examines aging with the grace of "Elegy for Iris" and the wry irreverence of "I Feel Bad About My Neck," Diana Athill is one of the great editors in British publishing. For more than five decades she edited the likes of V. S. Naipaul and Jean Rhys, for whom she was a confidante and caretaker. As a writer, Diana Athill has made her reputation for the frankness and precisely expressed wisdom of her memoirs. Now in her ninety-first year, "entirely untamed about both old and new conventions" ("Literary Review") and freed from any of the inhibitions that even she may have once had, Athill reflects candidly, and sometimes with great humor, on the condition of being old--the losses and occasionally the gains that age brings, the wisdom and fortitude required to face death. Distinguished by "remarkable intelligence... and the] easy elegance of her prose" ("Daily Telegraph"), this short, well-crafted book, hailed as "a virtuoso exercise" ("Sunday Telegraph") presents an inspiring work for those hoping to flourish in their later years.
◎ 著者
戴安娜·阿西尔（Diana Athill，1917-2019），英国知名文学编辑、作家，1917年出生于英国诺福克，安德烈·多伊奇独立出版社的创始董事，被誉为“20世纪最杰出的编辑之一”。76岁退休后开始进行文学创作，撰写了小说及多部回忆录，获得科斯塔传记奖 等诸多奖项，从此声名远扬。她一生未婚，于2019年1月在伦敦一家临终关怀医院去世，享年101岁。
◎ 译者
曾嵘，1990年毕业于武汉大学，译作发表于《译林》等杂志，已出版译著十余部。