"Consent" Author: [France] Vanessa Springer Translator: Li Xiyue Publisher: Wenhui Publishing House Literary Books Weekly Hot List

Yes, I agreed, I was fourteen years old that year.

They said I was not a victim but an accomplice.

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The phenomenal book that promoted sexual consent legislation in France

Authorized in 29 languages, French version sold over 300,000 copies

Jean-Jacques Rousseau Autobiography Award | ELLE Magazine Readers Award for Non-Fiction

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This is a memoir about trauma, healing, and courage.

The author Vanessa Springer uses calm, precise and candid words to describe how she was seduced and controlled by a French writer, G, who was more than 30 years older than her, when she was 14 years old, and developed a deformed relationship with him. After the relationship broke down, this experience was still repeatedly written by G as literary material, and his reputation in the literary world became more and more prosperous. However, Vanessa seemed to be imprisoned in the text, losing the ability to interpret her own life, and forever staying at the age of 14.

"When G chose those lonely, sensitive girls who lacked family care, he knew clearly that they could not threaten his reputation. Because silence means consent."

Sometimes, all it takes is one voice to break the conspiracy of silence.

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A courageous work that breaks the silence, reflecting on the power inequality and violence behind "consent" through personal experience

Directly address the layers of loopholes in the growth environment of minors to prevent Fang Siqi's tragedy from happening again

When lies are hurt and written into romance, who will repay the youth that was plundered?

"Love knows no age, but that's not the problem."

"Literature considers itself above all social moral judgments, but as publishers, we have an obligation to let readers know that sexual relations between adults and minors who have not reached the age of sexual consent should be condemned and will be punished by law." - Vanessa Springer

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A triumphant book that has driven social change in France, marking a shift in French society’s attitude towards pedophilia

It has caused a huge public outcry in Western society, and heavyweight media such as The New York Times, The Guardian, Le Monde, and The Financial Times have all written articles recommending it.

"Consent" was thrown like a firebomb in the face of France, a dazzling and highly restrained work of anger... After its publication, prosecutors launched an investigation into G. His cooperation with three publishing houses was terminated, and his lifetime allowance was cancelled... The government announced that the age of sexual consent would be set at 15. In any dimension, her book is a victory. - The New York Times

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A healing book that inspires countless wounded hearts and resonates deeply with thousands of readers

I want to thank the author on behalf of all of us: the young girls who have been raped, the "sluts", those who dare not speak up, those who are blocked from speaking up, those who are overwhelmed, those who survived, those who did not survive, those who are stigmatized, those who have been destroyed by narcissistic perverts, and those who think "everything is my fault". Once again, I thank her from the bottom of my heart. -Amazon reader

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Small format design, double cover, light and easy to carry, comfortable to read

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"Consent" is an elegantly laid trap, a memoir that raises pointed questions about desire and literature, and about a culture that is obsessed with women's youth and their inexperience rather than their art. --Paris Review

Springer wrote this memoir not just for herself, but to call on people to stop normalizing toxic masculinity, which should not be excused just because the man is a "great artist"... "Consent" is tragic but powerful, and it is one of the most important pieces of evidence ever written on this topic. - Contemporary World Literature

"Consent" is really about power: who we give it to and where it should be limited. It is also a corrective to inequality. - The Sunday Times

Vanessa Springora was born on March 16, 1972 in Paris, France. She holds a master's degree in modern literature from the Sorbonne University. She was a screenwriter and director at the French National Audiovisual Institute and the publishing director of the French Juilliard Publishing House. She is currently a writer and independent publisher.

Li Xiyue, Master of Literature from Sorbonne University. Translated The Lost Sabrina.