The Fate of Fausto: A Painted Fable

　　《蠟筆大罷工》、《Here We Are》奧利佛．傑法最新作
　　細緻優雅的現代寓言，開啟更多對話和思考的空間
　　值得大小讀者一起細細品讀

　　曾經有個名叫弗斯托的男人認為，他擁有世界上所有的東西，為了證明，他踏上旅程走遍各地。

　　一路上，弗斯托遇到花兒，又遇見綿羊，他對他們說：「你們是我的。」弗斯托走過大山、原野，路過森林、湖泊，他也一一宣告所有權。不管默默接受，或質疑反對，最終他們都向弗斯托屈服，可是這些還是沒辦法滿足弗斯托。

　　弗斯托心中的欲望，如同深谷一般，似乎永遠都填不滿。他坐上船，航向海洋，向大海宣稱：「你是我的」。大海拒絕臣服，弗斯托被激怒，決定要給大海一點顏色瞧瞧，然而大自然的力量可不容小覷……

　　奧立佛．傑法（Oliver Jeffers）以暖心療癒的畫風享譽世界，最新作透過簡約的文字和畫面，以恰到好處的留白空間，搭配令人眼睛為之一亮的黃、藍、粉三色襯托，強化視覺敘事的力量。長達96頁的繪本，輕緩細膩而意味深長，傳達出強而有力的意念。這則細緻優雅的現代寓言，正如同作者對世界的省思和回應，不只為閱讀帶來更多延伸思考和對話的可能，更值得大小讀者一起細細品讀。

A TIME Best Children’s Book of 2019!
A Chicago Public Library 2019 Best of the Best Book!

*＂This minimalistic masterpiece is a must-read for all ages.＂ --School Library Journal (starred review!)

A quirky, cautionary tale from beloved New York Times bestselling picture book creator Oliver Jeffers!

There was once a man who believed he owned everything and set out to survey what was his.

＂You are mine,＂ Fausto said to the flower, the sheep, and the mountain, and they all bowed before him. But they were not enough for Fausto, so he conquered a boat and set out to sea . . .

Combining bold art and powerful prose, and working in traditional lithographic printmaking techniques for the first time, world-renowned talent Oliver Jeffers has created a poignant modern-day fable to touch the hearts of adults and children alike.

Praise for The Fate of Fausto

＂Jeffers paints Fausto and the objects of his desire with the nonchalant finesse he is known for and in the richly saturated colors he generally favors... Jeffers delivers swift justice in a few concluding words that make for an ending that satisfies for being both fair-minded and irrevocable.＂--New York Times Book Review

＂Boldly conceived and gracefully executed.＂--Publishers Weekly

＂A parable sure to spark lively discussions.＂ --Booklist

＂A cautionary fable on the banality of belligerence.＂ --Kirkus Reviews

作者簡介

奧立佛．傑法（Oliver Jeffers）

　　出生於澳洲，在北愛爾蘭長大，現居美國紐約。奧立佛．傑法的代表作包括《蠟筆大罷工》（The Day the Crayons Quit）、《Here We Are: 歡迎來到這個美麗的星球》（Here We Are）、遠在天邊（Lost and Found）等。曾獲美國《紐約時報》年度最佳繪本、愛爾蘭年度最佳童書等多項大獎肯定，作品熱銷全球，被翻譯成超過三十種語言，持續為世界各地大小讀者帶來驚喜和感動。