《記憶傳授人》

作者Lois Lowry在這本書中創造了一個幻想的烏托邦世界，這個世界沒有戰爭、病痛，人人都被規範在一個被分派的位置上，安居樂業，沒有經濟壓力、升學問題、甚至感情糾紛，當人們年老身體狀況不佳就會被"解放"，若出生雙胞胎，兩者取其輕者"解放"，人口一直都很穩定。

故事的主角 Jonas在12歲的成年禮前夕得知他將被分派成為「記憶傳授人」，記憶領受員的職責就是接收、傳承、容納所有人的喜怒哀樂、飢餓、冷熱、愛惡、慾望等等，當居民們對生活有所疑問可以向他諮詢，但記憶傳授人不能分享他的記憶給人們。Jonas很快就發現這個看似平靜、人們各適其所的世界，其實是由巨大的謊言所支撐，人們會接受規定不自由地活下去，竟是因為人們並不知道自由的滋味，不了解快樂、痛苦與悲哀。而先前便有過某一任的記憶傳授人不堪壓力負荷，主動申請"解放"，解放其實就是安樂死，眾人的記憶被短暫釋放，社區曾一度陷入恐慌，因此上級便嚴格規定記憶傳授人的職責與限制。

明白真相後，Jonas的下一步該怎麼做？他要固守職責，還是要冒險打開有如潘朵拉的盒子，將生而為人應有的強烈情緒－愛與恐懼返回給眾人呢？

THE GIVER is the classic award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre and a major motion picture adaptation for 2014 starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift.

It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in the community wants for anything. Everything needed is provided. And at twelve years old, each member of the community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders.

Twelve-year old Jonas has never thought there was anything wrong with his world. But from the moment he is selected as the Receiver of Memory, Jonas discovers that their community is not as perfect as it seems.

It is only with the help of the Giver, that Jonas can find what has been lost. And it is only through his personal courage that Jonas finds the strength to do what is right…

The Giver is the award-winning classic of bravery and adventure that has inspired countless dystopian writers as the forerunner of this genre.