詩人波德萊爾的'遺書'以23.4萬歐元高價拍出

A letter by the French 19th-Century poet Charles Baudelaire announcing he would kill himself has sold at auction for EUR 234,000.

法國19世紀詩人夏爾·波德萊爾的一封宣佈他將自殺的遺書，於日前在拍賣會上以23.4萬歐元的價格出售。

The poet, who was 24 years old at the time, attempted to commit suicide on the same day -- but survived.

當時這位24歲的詩人試圖在寫下遺書的當天自殺，但卻活下來了。

The French auction website Osenat said the letter sold to a private buyer for three times the estimated price.

法國拍賣網站Osenat表示，這封信以三倍於估價的價格賣給了一位私人買家。

In the letter, Baudelaire informed his mistress of his intention to take his own life.

在信中，波德萊爾告訴他的情婦他打算結束自己的生命。

"By the time you receive this letter, I will be dead," it said. "I am killing myself because I can no longer live, or bear the burden of falling asleep and waking up again."

該信寫道：“當你收到這封信時，我已經死了。我要自殺，因爲我無法再活下去，睡眠和甦醒的勞累對我來說都已經不堪忍受。”

Baudelaire, who had money problems after squandering his inheritance, stabbed himself in the chest but suffered no serious injuries.

在揮霍完他所繼承的遺產之後，波德萊爾當時面臨着資金問題，之後他就刺傷了自己的胸部，但傷得不重。

He lived for another 22 years, writing in that time the volume that established his reputation, Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil).

其後他又活了22年，並在此期間寫下了打出他的名號的佳作《惡之花》。

His works influenced generations of French poets. He died racked by syphilis in 1867.

他的作品影響了幾代法國詩人。最終他於1867年死於梅毒。