小說/散文

Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine
出版社： Random House, Inc. (International Division)
書林書號：
20271534
作者：
Twain, Mark/ Stead, Philip/ Stead, Erin
定價：
350
會員價：
$298
ISBN：
9780593303825
出版年份：
2021
裝訂：
平裝
總頁數：
160
  • 本書介紹
馬克．吐溫一百多年前的手稿，百年後圖畫故事重現

“The Purloining of Prince Oleomargarine” by Mark Twain, Philip Stead, Illustrated by Erin Stead(寫作完準備休息的文學家，被兩個女兒逮到，又要開始編故事… 她們會在雜誌點選奇怪的圖片要求爸爸說故事，本書主角Johnny就由一張人體解剖圖而展開...)如果你喜歡"A Sick Day for Amos McGee"這本繪本，或你喜歡馬克．吐溫，喜歡美國文學，或是喜歡樸實的奇幻冒險故事(當然少不了神奇的種子、謎樣的老婆婆、皇后、王子還有龍)，這本書你一定要拿起來讀一讀。除了上面提到的神奇種子，本書更多了真實土地上的農場動物如雞、牛、臭鼬等，而主角Johnny因為某個原因擁有與動物溝通的能力。我們的主角運氣不太好，一出場就是腳趾受傷的狀態，跟他家有兩個名字的雞Pestilence and Famine一起離家(離開家門的原因先不透露)，展開不得不的旅程。書中有作者與馬克．吐溫討論劇情發展的(假想)對話、作者與在聽故事的動物的對話，還有說故事的敘述者和馬克．吐溫的文字。繪者Erin的畫風沉靜安穩一幕幕充滿故事的淡彩圖，一頁文字，一頁圖，讓人安安靜靜的沉入閱讀的世界。喜歡美國文學的讀者不要錯過，它不僅可以拿來當床邊故事，還能收藏在文學書庫中，本書絕對是文學與藝術都頂標的作品。Mark Twain+ Philip Stead+Erin Stead，這樣的組合根本完美！
A never-before-published, previously unfinished Mark Twain children's story is brought to life by Caldecott Medal winners Philip Stead and Erin Stead.In a hotel in Paris one evening in 1879, Mark Twain sat with his young daughters, who begged their father for a story. After the girls chose a picture from a magazine to get started, Twain began telling them the tale of Johnny, a poor boy in possession of some magical seeds. Later, Twain would jot down some rough notes about the story, but the tale was left unfinished . . . until now.Plucked from the Mark Twain archive at the University of California at Berkeley, Twain's notes now form the foundation of a fairy tale picked up over a century later. With only Twain's fragmentary script and a story that stops partway as his guide, author Philip Stead has written a tale that imagines what might have been if Twain had fully realized this work:Johnny, forlorn and alone except for his pet chicken, meets a kind woman who gives him seeds that change his fortune, allowing him to speak with animals and sending him on a quest to rescue a stolen prince. In the face of a bullying tyrant king, Johnny and his animal friends come to understand that generosity, empathy, and quiet courage are gifts more precious in this world than power and gold.Illuminated by Erin Stead's graceful, humorous, and achingly poignant artwork, this is a story that reaches through time and brings us a new book from America's most legendary writer, envisioned by two of today's most important names in children's literature.

尺寸15.39 x 1.57 x 20.96 cm


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