This book is written in the first-person epistolary form, telling the story of how the old lawyer Louis accused his wife Isa in a letter, pouring out his hatred and resentment. He resented Isa's contempt for his background; resented Isa's past love history; resented the birth of the child for taking away his attention. The letter turned into self-analysis and regret, and he suddenly realized it at the final moment of death. The novel is set against the background of family, dissecting the alienation, cold violence and hatred in intimate relationships such as marriage and family, and using the "snake knot" that wraps the heart as a symbol to show the jealousy, darkness and deep desire for love in the depths of human nature.
本书以第一人称书信体形式，讲述了老律师路易在书信中控诉自己的妻子伊莎，倾泻自己的憎恨与怨念。他怨恨伊莎鄙夷他的身世；怨恨伊莎过往的情史；怨恨孩子的出生抢走了对他的关注。书信变成自我剖解和悔恨，在死亡来临的最终时刻他幡然醒悟。小说以家庭为背景，剖解了婚姻家庭等亲密关系中的疏离、冷暴力和仇恨，以包裹内心的“蛇结”为象征，展现了人性深处的嫉妒、阴暗，以及对爱的深深渴望。
本书以第一人称书信体形式，讲述了老律师路易在书信中控诉自己的妻子伊莎，倾泻自己的憎恨与怨念。他怨恨伊莎鄙夷他的身世；怨恨伊莎过往的情史；怨恨孩子的出生抢走了对他的关注。书信变成自我剖解和悔恨，在死亡来临的最终时刻他幡然醒悟。小说以家庭为背景，剖解了婚姻家庭等亲密关系中的疏离、冷暴力和仇恨，以包裹内心的“蛇结”为象征，展现了人性深处的嫉妒、阴暗，以及对爱的深深渴望。
