《陌生人Stranger》

繪本繪著: KarmanChiu 森臨 (ISBN: 978-988-79937-2-8)

「空氣中飄來散發著幸福光芒的粉紅色花瓣！原來，學會親手栽種幸福花，並把滿滿一袋幸福帶給別人的同時，也就等於把幸福派送給自己。戴上面具，你與我都是陌生人；將真實的情緒藏在背後，卻依然渴望擁抱幸福。」

這是一本獻給大人小孩的童話繪本，作者以夢幻細膩的畫作、幾句簡單的文字，講述一趟遍尋幸福的旅程。戴上馬頭面具的「陌生人」，在深海汪洋與內心鯨魚對話，拖着幾隻古靈精怪的貓跟班，試圖把意外發現的幸福花帶給人們，挽救落寞的都市。故事埋藏於圖畫細節中，打破言語的界限，開放更寬闊的想像；就正如面對幸福，你與我往往有不同的解讀。

詩人曹疏影和音樂人林一峰讀完這本書後，攜手合作，以重新創作的文字、聲音製作了故事有聲書，提供另一層面的欣賞。再配合動畫、音樂、聲效，炮製了動畫版電子書。

(故事有聲書和動畫電子書均有三個版本：廣東話、普通話、英語)

Stranger

Original Graphic Novel by KarmanChiu (ISBN: 978-988-79937-2-8)

"Pink petals of happiness fly by… It turns out that when we learn to cultivate ‘the flowers of happiness’ within ourselves, we will be able to bring a bagful of joy to others, too. Many of us may hide our true emotions behind masks; yet deep down we still long to embrace happiness with an open heart."

This is a fairy-tale picture book dedicated to both adults and children. The author creates these dreamy, dedicate illustrations to tell a journey in search of happiness – it all takes place in a fascinating world where the protagonist decides to put on a horse-head mask and experiences a series of events with a gigantic whale, which represents his inner self, and a few quirky cat entourages during their attempts to deliver “the flowers of happiness” they accidentally discovered to people in order to save a cold, detached city.

As the story unfolds from the details of the pictures, it also challenges the traditional use of words as an effective communication tool and allows the book to open for a broader imagination; just as you and I may interpret differently towards the idea of “happiness”.

Poet Cao Shuying and musician Chet Lam join hands to take KarmanChiu’s Stranger to the next level with their textual and audio interpretations. Apart from the audio storybook co-created by the three artists, the animated digital version also introduces another narrative through a mix of visuals, music, and sound effects.

(Audio storybook and animated e-book version come in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English.)

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主辦機構：香港出版總會

贊助機構：香港特別行政區政府「創意香港」

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