★ 獲1993年美國角書--環球報兒童文學銀牌獎。
★ 獲1994年美國紐伯瑞兒童文學金牌獎。
In a perfect world, Jonas begins to see the flaws…
THE GIVER is the classic award-winning novel that inspired the dystopian genre and a major motion picture adaptation for 2014 starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift.
It is the future. There is no war, no hunger, no pain. No one in the community wants for anything. Everything needed is provided. And at twelve years old, each member of the community has their profession carefully chosen for them by the Committee of Elders.
Twelve-year old Jonas has never thought there was anything wrong with his world. But from the moment he is selected as the Receiver of Memory, Jonas discovers that their community is not as perfect as it seems.
It is only with the help of the Giver, that Jonas can find what has been lost. And it is only through his personal courage that Jonas finds the strength to do what is right…
The Giver is the award-winning classic of bravery and adventure that has inspired countless dystopian writers as the forerunner of this genre.
每年的十二月,是眾人翹首盼望的社區「大慶典」,十二歲以下的孩子從這時開始進階,十二歲的孩子也從這時展開終生的工作。這份工作依孩子的興趣、擅長及表現來分發。喬納思想不出自己的特長和喜好是什麼,所以特別不安和期待即將到來的指派。他的均衡發展及異於常人的「超眼界」能力,讓他雀屏中選,成為社區中唯一的「記憶傳承人」。擔任這個職位的人享有特權,可以任意活動,可以向任何人提問,可以說謊;只除了──無法與人分享。喬納思如何在扮演新角色之後,做出新的改變呢?
喬納思最喜歡每年的十二月,因為眾人翹首盼望的社區「大慶典」即將來臨,它不是聖誕節,社區裡沒有宗教意識,而是所有十二歲以下的孩子,都將在這一天一起進階,領受長一歲的賀禮。十二歲的孩子則將獲知未來被派任什麼工作;這份工作依孩子的興趣、擅長及表現來分發。喬納思的發展很均衡,他想不出自己的特長和喜好是什麼,所以也特別感到不安和期待。
大慶典當天,所有的孩子都得到他們最適當的工作指派。喬納思則是最後一個上臺,他懷著戰戰兢兢的心,接下「記憶傳承人」的任務。他對這個職銜完全沒有概念,只知道他將享有別人所沒有的特權,可以任意活動,可以向任何人提問,甚至可以說謊。
——中文簡介摘自台灣東方出版《記憶傳承人》