Circus of Shadows

　　每個人心裡，都有一個不為人知的角落。
　　而影子，喜歡在那裡玩耍。

　　莉卡和大多數人一樣，不太把自己的影子放在心上。
　　畢竟，影子就只是影子，沒什麼稀奇的。
　　直到有一天，影子變得怪怪的，
　　當莉卡坐下的時候，影子站了起來，當她插著腰，影子卻摸著頭。
　　影子越來越不聽話，最後，把莉卡帶進了影子馬戲團的帳篷裡……
　　
　　《影子馬戲團》延續前作《情緒大飯店》再次從「心」出發，作者莉迪亞帶我們走進她深深著迷的內心世界。

　　影子就好像是我們的一面鏡子，映照著我們的一舉一動，當我們舉起手時，他也會跟著動作，不過，一旦他像是莉卡的影子，明明舉起左手，影子卻抬起了右手，甚至隨意跳起舞來，原本習以為常、看似再普通不過的影子，一時之間變得陌生又難以捉模，莉卡試了好多方法，卻怎麼都擺脫不掉失控的影子，直到被帶進影子馬戲團裡，一切都有了答案。

　　《影子馬戲團》透過莉卡與影子之間的互動，在虛實中，將內心的角落轉換為影子的舞台，一步步的引出我們不易面對、時常忽略的一面。
 
　　——中文書介取自《影子馬戲團》，小典藏出版 

By acclaimed author-illustrator of The Grand Hotel of Feelings, this fantastical adventure takes children on an uplifting journey of reflection and self-acceptance.

Lika has never given much thought to her shadow. Sometimes it’s long, sometimes it’s short... but it’s never anything more than a shadow. That is until the day it starts acting strangely. When Lika waves a hand, Shadow raises a foot. When Lika sits down, Shadow stands up. Lika tries to hide, but the smaller she makes herself, the bigger Shadow becomes. When Shadow whisks Lika off to a curious land of shadows - and right into a spooky shadow circus - she must look deep inside herself to find her way back home.

An poignant and uplifting book about exploring and acknowledging the parts of ourselves that we try to hide from and embracing the shadows within.

作、繪者簡介
莉迪亞．布蘭科維琪 (Lidia Branković)

　　莉迪亞二○二二年畢業於波茨坦應用科學大學。她從故鄉柏林的人與文化中汲取靈感，而在作畫與寫作之餘，喜歡跳舞、冥想、長程散步。

　　她的出道作《情緒大飯店》（The Grand Hotel of Feelings）贏得評論界高度讚賞。

　　《影子馬戲團》延續前作，呈現讓她深深著迷的心靈世界，探討潛意識與投射在日常生活中的陰影。

Lidia Brankovic is an artist and author from Berlin. She studied Communication Design at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, graduating in 2022. Her debut book The Grand Hotel of Feelings (Cicada, 2023) was received to much critical acclaim and is now available in more than 20 languages. Circus of Shadows continues to give voice to her fascination with the human psyche, exploring the subconscious mind and the shadows that it casts upon our daily lives. When she’s not painting or writing, Lidia enjoys dancing, meditating and taking long walks.