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「安靜」的無字繪本，為什麼能給讀者強大的閱讀後勁？

文／馬尼尼為2019年06月19日
在無字繪本裡，看似平常的畫面可能暗藏許多祕密訊息。「無字繪本」，英文除了叫wordless，也有silent picture book一詞，直譯為「安靜繪本」，圖畫相對於文字，是一種「安靜」的語言。安靜能夠產生比文字更多的臆測、想像，讓作者可以製造模稜兩可、自由解讀的空間。 The Snowman 雪人 more

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　　一個下著大雪的夜晚，男孩堆的雪人竟然動了起來。他摘下綠色的帽子，對男孩微笑打招呼。男孩邀請雪人來家裡作客，還一起在燭光下享用晚餐。接著，雪人拉起男孩的手走到門口，飛向滿天雪花的夜空，展開一場深夜的奇幻之旅。

　　第二天一早男孩衝到屋外時，卻發現雪已經融化，只留下一頂帽子和幾個煤球……

　　最經典的冬日奇蹟，Raymond Briggs代表作

　　本書沒有任何文字，藉由一格格連續圖畫，呈現男孩和雪人之間的真切情誼，以及一起飛越天空的驚奇感。結尾處當男孩發現雪人已經消失時，小小無聲的畫面，感動了全世界的大小讀者。雷蒙．布力格（Raymond Briggs）使用色澤溫暖的色鉛筆傳遞出溫暖柔和的氛圍，表現了超越文字所能言喻的真情。由本書改編的同名動畫曾榮獲奧斯卡提名，也讓原著的知名度大大提高。

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　　★ 2005年英國票選「最受歡迎的聖誕故事」

Illus. in full color. A wordless story. The pictures have "the hazy softness of air in snow. A little boy rushes out into the wintry day to build a snowman, which comes alive in his dreams that night. The experience is one that neither he nor young 'readers' will ever regret or forget."--(starred) Booklist.

作者介紹

Raymond Briggs was born in London in 1934. At the age of 15, he went to Wimbeldon Art School to learn how to draw, as he wanted to become a cartoonist. But there he was told that cartooning was not a profession for gentlemen and that he ought to be a painter. Raymond then went on to the Slade School in London to study painting as a full-time student. During his spare time, he began work on a portfolio of illustrations of all kinds, including jackets and a wide selection of drawings to take to publishers. After illustrating for advertising, newspapers and books, Raymond discovered that book illustration inspired him the most, since it offered far greater variety and freedom than anything else. Raymond has always found it unfavorable to sustain a consistent illustration style for a long period of time. He is always seeking to try something else new and different with his work. Some of Raymond’s best known works are The Snowman , The Man , and The Bear . The setting for The Snowman is based on Raymond’s own house and garden, which is in Sussex, England at the foot of South Downs, a few miles from Brighton.