本書的中譯本小國王十二月已經出版多時，故事裡情節也一直受到大家的喜愛。

故事主角是以一個如食指般大小，矮矮胖胖的小國王。在小國王的世界中，

人出生的時候很大，而且已經學會很多事，之後慢慢一天一天變小，

一天一天遺忘一些事情，讓生命的終點在童年。

小國王告訴我們生命的另一種可能性且讓我們找回遺忘已久的想像力，

細細咀嚼這個在現實與非現實之間交錯，富有詩意又令人深思的現代童話。

當然好的故事重要還是需要優美的插畫。繪者麥可索瓦，

Bloomsbury出版社在2002年重新以精美的印刷與包裝，

讓大家重新認識這個可愛且富哲理的故事。

A charming fairy tale for adults in the tradition of The Little Prince and The Snowman.

"For some time now, I've been getting visits, every now and again, from December II,

the little pot-bellied king. He's about three inches tall and so fat that he can't button up

his tiny red velvet coat with the magnificent ermine collar..."

Little King December comes from a place where, the day you are born, you wake up

fully-grown and fully clothed. That very first day of your life you go into your office,

make some deals, sell a few books, or, in his case, rule a kingdom.

And every day you get a little bit smaller and you forget a little bit more,

so that at the end of your life you are tiny, and you spend your days forgetting things,

eating brightly colored gummy bears, and chasing shadows in the garden.

But don't let size fool you. Little King December is full of big questions that require big answers.

What do you know already when you are born? Why do you feel small when you look at something big?

With an upside-down logic and a knack at finding the funny truth of things, the little pot bellied king

teaches the narrator-and the reader-what life and dreams are all about.

Beautifully illustrated by Michael Sowa, Little King December is an enchanting and moving

fable sure to become a classic.


 

出版地:美國

ISBN: 9781582342467

  2002出版

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