LEAVING CHINA: AN ARTIST PAINTS HIS WORLD WAR II CHILDHOOD
Book ID/图书代码： 00342513B65682
English Summary/英文概要： A memoir in paintings and words by internationally acclaimed illustrator, author, and teacher James McMullan.
“It is this dream-like quality of my memories that I wanted to capture in some way in the paintings that accompany the text—to suggest in the images that the events occurred a long time ago in a simpler yet more exotic world, and that the players in that world, including me, are at a distance.”
Artist James McMullan’s work has appeared in the pages of virtually every American magazine, on the posters for more than seventy Lincoln Center theater productions, and in bestselling picture books. Now, in a unique memoir comprising more than fifty short essays and illustrations, the artist explores how his early childhood in China and wartime journeys with his mother influenced his whole life, especially his painting and illustration.
James McMullan was born in Tsingtao, North China, in 1934, the grandson of missionaries who settled there. As a little boy, Jim took for granted a privileged life of household servants, rickshaw rides, and picnics on the shore—until World War II erupted and life changed drastically. Jim’s father, a British citizen fluent in several Chinese dialects, joined the Allied forces. For the next several years, Jim and his mother moved from one place to another—Shanghai, San Francisco, Vancouver, Darjeeling—first escaping Japanese occupation then trying to find security, with no clear destination except the unpredictable end of the war. For Jim, those ever-changing years took on the quality of a dream, sometimes a nightmare, a feeling that persists in the stunning full-page, full-color paintings that along with their accompanying text tell the story of Leaving China.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 国际知名的插画师，作家和老师詹姆士.麦克马伦用图文交辉的方式完成了这部回忆录。
“我的记忆就像梦一般，所以我想用插画配合文字的方式来描述这个简单但充满异域风情的国度，这已经是很多年前的事情了，那个世界的玩伴，包括我自己，都很遥远很遥远了。”
艺术家詹姆士.麦克马伦的作品几乎在每本美国杂志上都能找到，70多部林肯中心戏剧海报，最畅销的图画书都是出自詹姆士之手。在这本独一无二的回忆录中，包含55篇散文和插图，描绘了作者童年在中国的经历，那时正是二战时期，詹姆士和母亲辗转各地的旅程对他以后的生活影响很大，尤其是在绘画上面。
詹姆士于1934年出生在中国北方城市，青岛。他的祖父是一名定居于此的传教士。童年的詹姆士无忧无虑，把阔绰的生活当做理所当然，一大帮佣人，坐人力车，在河岸边野餐等，但二战却带来了天翻地覆的变化。詹姆士的父亲虽为一个英国人却精通多种中国方言，加入了盟军。随后的几年间，詹姆士的妈妈便带着他从一个地方辗转至另一个地方——上海，旧金山，温哥华，大吉岭等，一开始是为了躲避日军的占领，后来则是想找到一处容身之所。他们没有明确的目标，战争结束之日也遥遥无期。对于詹姆士来说，那几年就像梦一样，更多的是一场噩梦，于是他用画笔和文章描绘了这部回忆录——《离开中国》。(XAT)
Awards/获奖情况：“The exquisite full-color pictures are filled with air and space, reminiscent of the Chinese scrolls that fascinated him as a child. These pictures and the evocative text are a happy exercise in harmony. A fascinating, seamless portrait of a young life and the wartime world that will have appeal not only to young readers but to adults as well.” –Booklist (starred review)
“[A] beautifully illustrated memoir . . . Leaving China provides a unique glimpse into Chinese culture during an era about which little is known.” - VOYA
“McMullan’s compositions are both quiet and stirring in their depiction of a lonely little boy struggling to find his place in a chaotic and often unkind world . . . Delicate layers of pale green, soft lavender, and rich ocher tones bleed and blend into deep violet shadows–a subtle visual nod to the themes of nostalgia, isolation, and loss explored throughout the work.” – School Library Journal
“In two-page spreads . . . memories are recalled with vivid clarity and a quiet strength. The author’s subdued but elegant drawings set the most reverent tones . . . These experiences, both extraordinary and ordinary, intertwine to create a memoir that resonates . . . A poignant glimpse into an artist in the making.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Pen-and-ink watercolors…illustrate each one-page episode with careful, thoughtful lines and wash, the visual equivalent of McMullan’s prose. Early memories of beauty…give the story moments of unexpected sweetness.” –Publishers Weekly
“Who knew that behind all those wonderful watercolors I have admired since coming to New York are all these magic memories of childhood? It is like finding pearls inside unexpected shells.” —Peter Sis, author and illustrator
About the Author/作者介绍： 詹姆士.麦克马伦是一位屡获殊荣的插画师，他的作品出现在许多成人及青少年书籍中。他曾因设计70多部林肯中心戏剧海报而国际知名。麦克马伦于2002年因图画书《我很臭！》获得了纽约时代最佳绘本奖，他还获得过著名的汉密尔顿国王奖学金。
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