一、引言《毒瘾难戒》是当代澳大利亚著名女作家海伦.加纳的第一部小说,该小说被广泛地认为是一部女性主义的先锋之作。该书出版于1977年,因其激进的女性主义立场而在当时的澳大利亚文坛引起了不小的波澜。然而,该书却于1978年获得了“澳大利亚图书奖”。海伦.加纳是澳大利亚第一位获此奖的女性,并被视为当代澳大利亚女性文学的先驱和偶像。逐渐地,随着她的其他作品,如长篇小说《孩子们的巴赫》(1980)、《小天地中的大世界》(1992),中篇小说 I. INTRODUCTION The “drug addiction” is the first novel of contemporary Australian writer Helen Ghana, widely regarded as a pioneer of feminism. Published in 1977, the book caused quite a stir in Australian literary circles at the time because of its radical feminist stance. However, the book won the Australian Book Award in 1978. Helen Ghana is Australia’s first female to win this award and is regarded as a pioneer and icon in contemporary Australian women’s literature. Gradually, with her other works, such as the novels “Bach for Children” (1980), “The Great World in Little World” (1992), the novella