MISSED CONNECTIONS: LOVE, LOST AND FOUND
Book ID/图书代码： 14560011B50742
English Summary/英文概要： In her first book for adults, the artist Sophie Blackall creates a deeply felt, poignant book about love—a book that captures the mystery, the yearning, at times the cosmic humor behind the “what if?” of a missed connection.
Like a message in a bottle, a “missed connection" classified (usually posted on a website) is an attempt however far-fetched, by one stranger to reach another on the strength of a remembered glance, smile, or blue hat. The anonymous messages are hopeful and hopeless, funny and sad. Ms. Blackall, award-winning illustrator of Ruby’s Wish and Big Red Lollipop, has turned some of the most evocative (or hilarious) of them into exquisite paintings.
Missed Connections is a collection of illustrated love stories. There’s “We Shared a Bear Suit,” “If Not for Your Noisy Tambourine,” “Hairy Bearded Swimmer.” Each is told in the shorthand of a “missed connection,” and then illustrated in Chinese ink and watercolor. The paintings are extraordinary: delicate yet full of feeling, each springing from one little detail of the post into a fully imagined world. Each brings the voyeuristic pleasure of watching love at first sight, and the pleasure of watching an artist discover a fresh new way to tell a story. And not all the connections are missed. Hidden in the book are three pieces that conjure up the magic of love found.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一閃而過的悸動 剛萌芽的感情 如浮光掠影難以捕捉
紐約插畫家Sophie Blackall將剎那凝結
以水墨般朦朧筆刷溫柔塗抹出永恆在這人潮洶湧的都市中，我們每天與無數人擦身而過，就算偶爾與他人擦出任何小火花，也常被衝散在如此繁忙的節奏當中…。
許多人因此到網站或報紙，刊登尋人啟事，希冀在這步調快速的世界中覓得一絲與他人的連結。
Sophie Blackall就以網站以及報紙分類廣告上的匿名尋人啟事為靈感，藉由寥寥數字，發想出一幅幅動人又充滿故事性的作品。她的作品帶著朦朧、溫柔且細膩的美感，勾勒邂逅的各種美麗圖像。
此書部份內容:
Do You Believe in Love @ First Sight?
- 男找女
今早，妳坐在地鐵裡，讀著Catch-22這本書。我看著妳讀書的側臉入了迷，那是我見過最美麗的事物…
妳沉迷於書中的世界，而我為妳沉迷。
Girl Sleeping on Train- 男找女
妳是火車上的褐髮睡美人，而我是坐在妳旁邊的那個人。
我只是想為我的行為道歉…我睡昏在妳的肩膀上好幾次。我們都在flatbush下車，如果那位睡美人是妳，請和我聯絡。
Help with Luggage- 女找男
我只是想謝謝你幫我提行李箱。
對你而言或許是很小的動作，但對我卻意義重大…因為那是我悲慘一天當中唯一一件美好的事情。(LNL & CK & Eva)
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About the Author/作者介绍： Sophie Blackall為二十多本童書繪製插畫，其中包括《你醒了嗎？》(Are You Awake?)、榮獲Ezra Jack Keats獎項的《Ruby’s Wish》以及榮獲繪者協會年度最佳新人獎項the Founders Award的《Meet Wild Boars》等書。她的作品也刊登在《紐約時報》(The New York Times), 《華爾街日報》(The Wall Street Journal)以及《華盛頓郵報》(The Washington Post) 以及《美麗佳人》(marie claire)雜誌中，並於《美麗佳人》2012年2月號當中受訪。
Sophie Blackall也接受紐約交通局(MTA)的邀請，為地鐵繪製巨型地鐵海報，成為MTA 2012年年度合作的藝術家。她於2000年從澳洲搬到紐約居住，目前與家人住在布魯克林。Sophie Blackall has illustrated over twenty books for children, including the Ezra Jack Keats Award–winning Ruby’s Wish, Meet Wild Boars, which won her a Founder’s Award from the Society of Illustrators, the Ivy and Bean series, and more. Her editorial illustrations have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and many magazines. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family and a stuffed armadillo.
Format:全彩四色
Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)
Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE
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