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Noel 耶誕節

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  一個故事能幫你遠離悲傷,
  一頁繪本能幫你化解人生難題……
  在這不可思議的耶誕季節裡,
  一起寫下心中的點滴,
  讓愛情、生命和夢想再次重生吧!

  翻開繪本,裡面有各式各樣的故事。從馴鹿的紅鼻子到獨角仙的光之箱,或是跑進小人國般神奇世界的真子……每一頁劇情轉折的背後,都是戀愛、孤獨和未來的種種抉擇。當奇妙波折又充滿寓意的情節,不可思議地和人生困境疊合之際,也將成為不安心靈的最大撫慰動力!

  於是,為了躲避沒有道理的霸凌,開始製作繪本的男女高中生,在馴鹿紅鼻子的繪本故事中看到自己怯懦悲傷又渴求理解的身影。深陷妹妹即將誕生與祖母生病的不安中,在繪本中尋求拯救的小女孩莉子,開始聽見繪本主角真子的隱約耳語。失去愛妻,找不到生命價值的退休老教師,在獨角仙故事裡瞥見了年少時的青梅竹馬,於是寫信給住進自己老家的繪本作家夫妻,想再次聽聽夏日慶典的聲音……而這些閱讀繪本時的歡笑、淚水與醒悟,在在讓四段各自糾結的人生,散發出震動心靈的溫暖救贖。

  道尾秀介這回以童話繪本為軸,失落疑懼為經,交織出無助人生緊緊相繫的奇蹟連鎖故事,而當這些「故事」慢慢改變,也細緻巧妙地點燃你我心中希望的光。請一同翻開本書,感受最美也最戲劇的道尾魔術!

368 pages, Paperback

First published September 21, 2012

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Shusuke Michio

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Shūsuke Michio (1975–)  takes his pen name from the mystery writer Michio Tsuzuki, one of his idols. Michio first became interested in reading in high school, when he was inspired by the works of Yasunari Kawabata and Osamu Dazai. He began writing short-shorts in college and continued producing fiction after graduation in his time away from work. His first break as an author came when he received the Horror and Suspense Special Prize for Se no me (Eyes in the Back) in 2004; the following year he quit his job to write full-time. In 2009 his novel Karasu no oyayubi (By Rule of Crow’s Thumb) earned the Mystery Writers of Japan Award in addition to a Naoki Prize nomination; in a testament to the consistently high quality of his work, he was nominated for the biannual prize four more times on his way to winning it in 2011 withTsuki to kani (Moon and Crab). Other honors include the 2010 Yamamoto Shūgorō Prize for Kōbai no hana (Flowers of Light), a collection of linked short stories. With his knack for easily crossing over genres such as horror and the mystery, Michio is a promising hitmaker among the new generation of writers.

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March 4, 2023
「還沒嘗試過自己編故事的人,最好嘗試看看。隨便什麼內容都好,這麼一來,自己會變得更堅強,就算遇到難過的事,也能安然度過。」

這是五個(乍看)可以各自閱讀的短篇故事,在同一世界觀下,以及人物之間其實各自相關,於是到了最後依然匯流到一起。

(直接co文案)
為了躲避沒有道理的霸凌,開始製作繪本的男女高中生,在馴鹿紅鼻子的繪本故事中看到自己怯懦悲傷又渴求理解的身影。深陷妹妹即將誕生與祖母生病的不安中,在繪本中尋求拯救的小女孩莉子,開始聽見繪本主角真子的隱約耳語。失去愛妻,找不到生命價值的退休老教師,在獨角仙故事裡瞥見了年少時的青梅竹馬,於是寫信給住進自己老家的繪本作家夫妻,想再次聽聽夏日慶典的聲音……而這些閱讀繪本時的歡笑、淚水與醒悟,在在讓四段各自糾結的人生,散發出震動心靈的溫暖救贖。
(文案結束)

決定這次直接拿出文案,那個「散發出震動心靈的溫暖救贖」是否讓熟悉道尾的讀者跟著震動啊?XD
是的,因為這一本對我來說,根本就是道尾秀介畫風丕變之作,這個人原來也可以寫出這麼溫情、動人而且沒死人的故事嗎?(有夠沒禮貌如我)

毫無疑問,這的確是從頭到尾都在想著何時要開始死人的我的錯XD

這是一本溫暖人心的故事,而核心就在於創作,以及閱讀,或者更推進一步說,是「故事」對人的重要性。尼爾.蓋曼曾經說過一句令我印象深刻的話,那是在他談及二戰時期,猶太區的孩子們藉由閱讀與故事得以短暫逃離現實的故事時,他說,「逃避到故事裡不見得是一件壞事」。

《Noel耶誕節》也正是由這樣的故事串連而成。故事中的人物或許各有自身的煩惱或苦痛,而懷抱著這些難解的情緒,他們創作屬於自己的故事,那正如一扇又一扇跨向不同世界的窗,讓苦惱的自己暫時棲息,然後帶著或許是幸福、感動,甚至悔恨回到現實,讓那些得到的陪伴自己在現實世界繼續走下去。

我想,創作和閱讀最大的意義莫過於是了吧。
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