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Books of Earthsea: The Complete Illustrated Ed.

作者:Le Guin, Ursula K./ Vess, Charles(ill.)

出版社:Simon & Schuster

年份:2018

ISBN:9781481465588

書號:20256630

裝訂:精裝

定價:$2,100

優惠價:$1,900

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《地海之書》:步入勒瑰恩的地海世界,看見東方哲學與女性意識如何展翼翱翔

 

與托爾金《魔戒》、C. S. 路易斯《納尼亞傳奇》齊名,《地海》系列擁有龐大而細膩的世界觀,獨具一格的魔法系統,以及有魅力的角色塑造。然而,《地海》系列卻有著與一般奇幻故事截然不同的核心概念,甚至是故事走向。勒瑰恩的故事不只擁有單純的視野,能讓孩子深深沉迷;而其中帶有深刻寓意的情節,更能讓成人讀者找到投射內心的一片明鏡。

 

主角格德從小天賦異稟,在學習一些操縱動物、天氣與物質的簡單魔法後,他隻身一人擊退了侵擾村莊的海盜軍團。而進入魔法學院後,格德一舉成為最受矚目的新星魔法師。然而,格德的天賦才能使他過於自信,使他意外召喚了來自陰間的亡者,成為身邊如影隨形的惡夢。他的才能,使他比起普通人更能掌握魔法的奧義;但是這個心懷不軌的暗影,卻成為他無法擺脫的難題。格德只能放棄一切,努力從影子的威脅中逃離,卻發現愈是逃走,影子愈是窮追不捨。

 

《地海巫師》中格德所面對的影子,就像是我們記憶中的陰影或創傷,我們可以試圖遺忘或掩蓋,卻永遠無法真正擺脫。格德的抉擇,讓我們知道,只有轉過身面對它,承認它,發現那些陰暗面其實本就是自我的一部分。而當我們敞開心胸去正視,我們也將得以重新建構完整的自己。這也讓我們知道,勒瑰恩的奇幻故事並非一場征服,而是通往內心的道路。

 

在《地海》之中,巫師必須知曉事物的「真名」,才能施展魔法。然而,魔法不能打破世界的平衡與常規,必須講求「一體制衡」,否則將導致光明覆滅。這當中蘊藏著對於力量與知識的反思,當我們手執強大的權杖時,如何克服將世間萬物收歸己有的誘惑?這一切道理,不只是內心的反思,更是東方哲學中「無為而治」的體現。魔法的威力,在勒瑰恩筆下反向直指內心,照亮每個角色的缺憾與執著。而故事的終點,並非打倒強敵或征服異域,而是與自我的和解。

 

除此之外,《地海》更是看見了傳統奇幻故事之中隱微運作的男性權力。從1968年至2001年共六集的故事中,勒瑰恩經歷了女性主義運動的蓬勃,這讓她反思格德作為一名男性主角,以及故事中巫師學院的父權結構,是否存在一些問題。這也讓我們得以看見地海故事後三部的發展中,勒瑰恩如何在故事裡反轉了格德作為強大巫師的設定,也讓女性角色恬娜得以被賦予不同於男性權力的女性價值。

 

《地海》屹立於奇幻經典的行列之中,卻是一個閃耀著非典型色彩的特殊之作。The Books of Earthsea 除了完整收錄地海六部曲,也包含兩篇早期雛形的短篇作品〈名的規則〉與〈解脫之言〉、一部地海世界觀外傳〈奧德倫之女〉,以及一篇勒瑰恩在牛津大學關於女性主義的演說。另外,書中所收錄的插圖皆經過作者的審訂,能夠讓讀者以貼近作者構想的方式從插圖認識故事中的角色與奇幻生物。地海故事的世界何其龐大,但本書將能以最完整的內容,讓你能揚起船帆,自由徜徉其中!

 

 

WINNER OF THE HUGO AND LOCUS AWARDS FOR BEST ART BOOK
 
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the timeless and beloved A Wizard of Earthsea that “reads like the retelling of a tale first told centuries ago” (David Mitchell)—this complete omnibus edition of the entire Earthsea chronicles, including over fifty illustrations illuminating Le Guin’s vision of her classic saga by Hugo and Locus Award-winning artist, Charles Vess.
 
Ursula K. Le Guin’s Earthsea novels are some of the most acclaimed and awarded works in literature—they have received prestigious accolades such as the National Book Award, a Newbery Honor, the Nebula Award, and many more honors, commemorating their enduring place in the hearts and minds of readers and the literary world alike.
 
Now for the first time ever, they’re all together in one volume—including the early short stories, Le Guin’s “Earthsea Revisioned” Oxford lecture, and a new Earthsea story, never before printed.
 
With a new introduction by Le Guin herself, this essential edition will also include fifty illustrations by renowned artist Charles Vess, specially commissioned and selected by Le Guin, to bring her refined vision of Earthsea and its people to life in a totally new way.
 
[Stories include: “A Wizard of Earthsea”, “The Tombs of Atuan”, “The Farthest Shore”, “Tehanu”, “Tales From Earthsea”, “The Other Wind”, “The Rule of Names”, “The Word of Unbinding”, “The Daughter of Odren”, and “Earthsea Revisioned: A Lecture at Oxford University”.]
 

With stories as perennial and universally beloved as The Chronicles of Narnia and The Lord of The Rings—but also unlike anything but themselves—this edition is perfect for those new to the world of Earthsea, as well as those who are well-acquainted with its enchanting magic: to know Earthsea is to love it.

 

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作者介紹

Ursula K. Le Guin (1929–2018) was the celebrated author of twenty-three novels, twelve volumes of short stories, eleven volumes of poetry, thirteen children’s books, five essay collections, and four works of translation. Her acclaimed books received the Hugo, Nebula, Endeavor, Locus, Otherwise, Theodore Sturgeon, PEN/Malamud, and National Book Awards; a Newbery Honor; and the Pushcart and Janet Heidinger Kafka Prizes, among others. In 2014, she was awarded the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and in 2016 joined the short list of authors to be published in their lifetimes by the Library of America. Le Guin was also the recipient of the Association for Library Service to Children’s May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award and the Margaret A. Edwards Award. She received lifetime achievement awards from the World Fantasy Convention, Los Angeles Times, Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, and Willamette Writers, as well as the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Grand Master Award and the Library of Congress Living Legend Award. Her website is UrsulaKLeGuin.com.

 

Charles Vess is an artist and comic book illustrator. Vess is known for working with Neil Gaiman, Susanna Clarke, George R.R. Martin, Terri Windling, Ellen Datlow, and many other big names in the literary industry. Educated at Virginia Commonwealth University, Vess is primarily known for his work in fantasy, with many of his designs and drawings being implemented within major mythological-based comic books and pieces. Vess is perhaps best known for SandmanStardust, and Bone.