THE ODYSSEY: A Graphic Novel
奧德賽 (圖像小說)
內容介紹
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「蓋瑞斯・海因斯透過藝術與敘事的完美結合，讓《奧德賽》躍然紙上。這部圖像小說生動且令人興奮，是荷馬史詩一次極具價值的全新演繹。」—— 雷克・萊爾頓(Rick Riordan)，《波西傑克森》系列作者
憑藉著大膽的視覺意象，以及對荷馬史詩韻律的敏銳捕捉，獲獎無數的圖像藝術家蓋瑞斯・海因斯，大師級地翻新了這段關於英雄、冒險與激戰的故事。這個流傳超過 2,500 年的傳奇被無數次傳頌，但從未像現在這般精彩動人。
剛從特洛伊戰爭中贏得勝利的伊薩卡國王——奧德修斯，心中別無他求，只想回到家人身邊。然而，他卻不慎冒犯了海神波賽頓，被詛咒在海上漂流多年，並面臨接二連三的船難。在對抗食人怪物、狂暴風暴，以及海妖與女巫的超自然誘惑時，奧德修斯必須竭盡所有的力量與智慧——並藉由奧林匹斯山眾神的一點協助——才能重返家園，並從那群企圖強娶王后、篡奪王位的陰謀家手中，奪回屬於他的王國。
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作者介紹
多部備受讚譽的經典文學改編圖像小說創作者，其作品包括《愛倫・坡短篇小說集》、《貝奧武夫》、《馬克白》、《羅密歐與茱麗葉》、《威尼斯商人》、《李爾王》以及《伊里亞德》。蓋瑞斯曾榮獲波士頓公共圖書館頒發的「兒童文學之光獎」 (Literary Lights for Children)，其插畫作品曾於插畫家協會、紐約歷史學會等多元場域展出，並出現在十餘款已發行的電玩遊戲中。蓋瑞斯・海因斯現居華盛頓特區一帶。
書評
Hinds’s beautiful watercolors skillfully capture the rosy-fingered dawn, the wine-dark sea, the land of the dead, and many other settings and characters that will inspire readers. …A welcome addition for fans of Homer’s original work and for newcomers to this classic story—School Library Journal
A spectacular graphic novel.—Buffalo News
This finely detailed, lovingly drawn volume is worthy of any coffee table.—Florida TimesUnion
Will attract your adventure loving boys and graphic novel fans. This adaptation belongs in every collection where the epic poem is studied …This should fly off the shelves.—Library Media Connection
Hinds has beautifully adapted Homer’s Odyssey with pencil and watercolor illustrations. He makes use of several translations yet retains the essence of Homer's tale. Eye-catching artwork on the front and back covers and the detailed Grecian urns on the end pages bring readers immediately into Hinds’s visual interpretation. The bright and colorful illustrations help make the classic epic poem accessible.—VOYA
With this graphic-novel interpretation, Hinds will hook some of those hold-outs who have thus far resisted the Odyssey's lure…outstanding individuation of characters…lovingly developed flow between frames—Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)
Hinds follows in the footsteps of these earlier translators while soon finding his own path of eloquence. There is beauty and poetry in pages that have no words at all but instead pencil and watercolor drawings that transport us to turbulent seas where Poseidon looms over the hero as a man over a minnow.—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Because Hinds chose to make his story as close an adaptation as possible, even down to researching various translations of the work, his graphic novel is a good companion to a classroom or book club study of the original poem… Hinds chooses a very realistic style, drawn in pencil and painted in watercolors. His scenes have a warm sunniness that fits the Mediterranean setting—Good Comics For Kids (SLJ Blog)