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In 'Anima Rising,' Gustav Klimt encounters a young woman under strange circumstances

2025/5/29
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Scott Simon: 在1911年的维也纳，克里姆特在桥边发现了一个裸体女子，他没有报警，而是开始素描。这引出了一个神秘的故事，涉及弗洛伊德和荣格等人物。小说探讨了克里姆特与女性的关系，以及这位神秘女子的真实身份。 Christopher Moore: 我认为克里姆特首先素描女子是因为她像他画中那些梦幻般的女性。当他把她带回工作室后，发现她并非来自这个世界。她身上有白色的疤痕，失去了记忆，行为也很原始。克里姆特对她的身份感到困惑，并寻求弗洛伊德和荣格的帮助。故事揭示了朱迪思实际上已经100多岁，并且在1799年被冻在一个盒子里。小说也探讨了当时维也纳的社会环境，包括年轻的阿道夫·希特勒的出现。

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The story begins with Gustav Klimt discovering a nude, unconscious woman by the river. Instead of seeking help, he sketches her, captivated by her ethereal beauty. He brings her to his studio, where he and his model, Wally, try to understand her origins and condition.
  • Gustav Klimt discovers a mysterious woman by the river.
  • He sketches her instead of calling for help.
  • The woman is nude and unconscious.
  • Klimt brings her to his studio.
  • Wally, Klimt's model, is also present at the studio.

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In 1911 Vienna, a man on his way home spots the figure of a woman at the edge of the river. She is still, beautiful and nude, framed by tendrils of yellow hair. The man is Austrian painter Gustav Klimt. So instead of calling for help, the artist takes out his sketchbook. In his new historical novel Anima Rising, Christopher Moore uses this strange encounter as the jumping off point for his story, which goes on to involve characters like Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung. In today's episode, Moore joins NPR's Scott Simon for a conversation about the mystery at the center of the story and the real-life Klimt's relationship to women.To listen to Book of the Day sponsor-free and support NPR's book coverage, sign up for Book of the Day+ at plus.npr.org/bookofthedayLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)