Jennifer Lawrence Gives Everything to Die My Love
Lynne Ramsay’s film is an extraordinary adaptation of an intense story portraying a life unraveling.
Exploring Sylvia Plath’s Influence
Reviewing Sylvia Plath’s Collected Poems, Philip Larkin observed that her final works were original and impactful but added:
“How valuable they are depends on how highly we rank the expression of experience with which we can in no sense identify, and from which we can only turn with shock and sorrow.”
About Die, My Love
Die, My Love, the notable debut novel by Ariana Harwicz, an Argentinian author living in France, was published in 2012. It delivers a raw and shocking narrative. Its unnamed narrator, who voices the entire novel, reveals her rage, contempt, and frustration through a glimpse into her life.
- She is a foreigner living in the French countryside.
- A stalled writer, overwhelmed by caring for her newborn.
- She despises her husband for his sexual inadequacy.
- She is involved in an affair with a married neighbor.
She confesses,
“A breath of irrationality had set fire to my existence.”
After being hospitalized, she appears calmer but breaks down again during her son’s second birthday party, shouting:
“I hope you all die, every last one of you… Just die, my love.”
On Diagnosis and Themes
A postpartum psychosis diagnosis insufficiently explains her state. While many recent books and films—such as last year’s Nightbitch—address women’s difficulties with motherhood, Die, My Love stands out for its extreme and unfiltered portrayal.
Author’s summary: Ariana Harwicz’s Die, My Love portrays a harrowing descent into motherhood’s turmoil with brutal honesty, exposing complex emotions through a singular narrative voice.