After the funeral/葬礼过后

When Diana Athill met the exiled Egyptian she called Didi, she fell instantly in love, only to lose him just as quickly. Didi moved into her apartment, and they shared chores and holidays; a life of easy intimacy seemed to beckon them. But Didi's sweetness and intelligence soon faded, revealing a darker side—a gambler, an alcoholic, and a womanizer. Diana couldn't bear it, yet couldn't ignore it. She painfully and honestly explored the three years they had spent together, an experience that ultimately ended with Didi's suicide in her home, which he described in his diary as "the only real thing I ever did in my life." (The author is a renowned British editor who has discovered several Nobel laureates.)

当戴安娜·阿西尔(DianaAthill)遇到她称之为迪迪(Didi)的流亡埃及人时，她立即坠入爱河，并以同样快的速度失恋。迪迪搬进了她的公寓，他们分担家务和假期，轻松亲密的生活似乎在召唤着他们。但迪迪的甜美和智慧很快就消失了，并暴露出阴暗的一面——他是一个赌徒、一个酗酒者和一个好色之徒。戴安娜无法忍受，但又无法忽视。戴安娜痛苦且诚实地探索了他们一起度过的这三年，这段经历最终以迪迪在她家中自杀结束，他在留给她的日记中将这一事件描述为“我一生中唯一真实的行为”。作者是英国著名女编辑，曾发掘多位诺奖获得者。