冒險 歷史/時代 奇幻
2021 實體與數位同步
祭壇前,墨兒躍空設下字海界,將燈籠化為「燈」、「籠」兩字,並從中劃開,「火」、「龍」兩字碰撞──一隻由燃燒火焰接起的長龍,正在空中張牙舞爪、熊熊燃燒。「吼!吼!」一個獸型黑影從七爺的耳朵竄出,躍上了巨杉……
This epic YA novel tells a brave bookboy WEN-LIANG who works for a Ruism Academy, he embarks on an adventure with a mysterious girl who feeds on Chinese characters and with peculiar power; they struggle to solve strange events surrounding their village and confront the Four Ancient Monsters endangering people together by the magic of words.
作者鄭若珣
作者ZHENG, RUO-SHIUN
譯者無
譯者無
繪者鄒享想
繪者Ila Tsou
出版單位財團法人國語日報社
出版單位Mandarin Daily News
版權擁有 財團法人國語日報社
融合了動漫、武俠玄幻、漢學古籍,甚至臺灣歷史的故事元素,讀來趣味又富有想像空間,讓人忍不住敲碗!──周惠玲(資深兒童文學工作者) 古時候的人認為,文字有神靈寄宿,不能隨意丟棄,《臺陽妖異誌》講述文字的魔力可以互通陰陽、降妖伏魔,將漢字與四凶神獸嵌合成高潮起伏的傳奇。 取「文字之力」、「妖怪」和「歷史文化」三大要素為情節發展基礎,故事背景以類清朝為範本,更將起點設定於諸羅(現:嘉義),希望間接呈現臺灣當時的民情風貌。 內容取用華人歷史文化為題材,將字拆解再造,重構文字力量,展現文字新魅力。御字伏妖,降伏饕餮、檮杌、混沌、窮奇四大凶獸。取每一妖怪特性加以發展,背後帶出更多值得深思的議題。例如〈饕餮〉中黃家小少爺的貪食行為,來自父親黃老爺子的溺寵;〈檮杌〉探討了時間和生態保育;〈混沌〉暗諷當時貪官現象;〈窮奇〉以有翼之虎的形象,搭上虎爺信仰,隱隱看見當時人民在不良的吏治下,民間社會的反抗。 透過漢字與妖怪文化的相互結合,編織出一個個扣人心弦的故事,也建造出一個多層次、多觀點的繁複世界,更對臺灣本土多一分了解與認同。
In front of the altar, Mo leaps into the air and draws the Character Aura, she makes the lantern(燈籠 in Chinese) into character 燈 and 籠, and chops them by fingers. Character 火(means fire) and 龍(means dragon) interwave together--a firedragon wrapped in flame is soaring high, stretching its claws and blazing the night sky…... In ancient Taiwan, people used to worship Chinese lexis, they believed that every character have its own spirit, and the written paper should not be abandoned without respect. Inheriting the tradition, award-winning author ZHENG RUO-SHIUN combines the power of word, folklore monsters and Taiwanese history into this debut young adult fantasy novel.
圖文創作者。臺東大學兒童文學研究所畢,曾獲國語日報兒童文學牧笛獎、九歌現代少兒文學獎首獎、時報文學獎優選、砂城文學小說與散文獎等獎項。
ZHENG RUO-SHIUN is a free creator, she writes stories for children and draws. Tales of Monsters Hunt is her debut Taiwan fantasy YA novel. She graduated from The Graduate Institute of Children's Literature at National Taitung University, and had won loads of important literature prizes.