MAMANG

Book ID/图书代码： 01899511B46524

English Summary/英文概要： A brave young man travels the seas in the abdomen of a large whale (’mamang’). The man squeezes the heart of the whale and the old song he sings spurs the whale on to take him on a very special journey. The whale transports him far west of his home country, where his life is changed forever. *** Mamang - presented bilingually in English and Aboriginal Noongar language text - captures the deep spiritual connection of people with the sea.

The book is inspired by an Aboriginal creation story that emphasizes the courage and confidence of the Noongar protagonist. It shows aspects of an Indigenous heritage and the long relationship of that culture with its natural environment from the south coast of Western Australia. The story was passed down orally for generations among the Noongar people. Around 1931, it was told to the American linguist Gerhardt Laves, who created the first written record of the story. Following Laves’ death in the 1980s, his family discovered the documented story in its written form, which was then returned to the Noongar people. The book was developed as part of an Indigenous language recovery project led by author Kim Scott and the Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories Project. The text has been carefully reworked by descendants of the original Noongar storytellers. Aboriginal artists have created beautiful and delightfully stunning illustrations to accompany the testimonial story.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一名勇敢的年轻人在一条巨大鲸鱼（“马芒”）的腹中穿越海洋。男子深深的攫住了鲸鱼的内心，他所吟唱的古老歌谣更是促使鲸鱼带着他踏上了一条神奇的旅程。鲸鱼带着他一路向西，离他的祖国越来越远，他的人生也从此改变。《马芒》以两种语言--英语及努加族土著语写成--讲述了人与海洋之间的深刻的精神联结。

本书的灵感来源是一个努加族故事，故事中的努加族主人公有着极大的勇气和自信。故事中还展示了土著居民遗产的方方面面，以及该种族文化与其所生活的澳大利亚西部南海岸的自然生态环境长久以来的紧密关系。这一故事在努加族代代口述相传，直到1931年左右才有一名美国语言学家吉哈德•拉维斯首次以文字形式记录下来。20世纪80年代拉维斯去世后，其家人发现了这一故事，并于随后将这一故事重新还给了努加族人。本书后来成为了作者金•斯科特的土著语言复原项目和沃罗明•努加语言与故事项目工程的一部分。本书已经由原始努加故事叙述者的后代仔细重新审核及编写。并由土著艺术家们绘制了精彩绝伦的插图穿插其间，以更好的帮助读者们了解这一故事。（DC）

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