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《雨果的秘密》 布萊恩．賽茲尼克 2015力作
承襲其圖與文輪流說故事，另類的小說創作模式
一圖一文，兩個各自發展的事件，匯流成精采的故事
1766年，男孩Billy Marvel僥倖從船難中逃過一劫，之後落腳在倫敦的戲院，當演員謀生。他在這裡發光發熱，建立輝煌的戲劇家族，直到1900年Leontes Marvel被逐出舞台。
一個世紀後，1990年，從寄宿學校逃出的Joseph，來到倫敦投靠叔叔Albert，住進維多莉亞式的老房子。這裡，承載著太多過去，不太像家，反而更像博物館。初來乍到的Joseph似乎聽到老房子歷史的召喚，開始挖掘冷漠的叔叔和這棟房子的秘密…
600多頁的小說裡，插畫占2/3 (400頁)，文字占1/3。插畫和文字各代表著不同故事軸線，最後，兩個看似不相關的事件匯聚，結局震撼！
From the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Wonderstruck comes a breathtaking new voyage.
In this magnificent reimagining of the form he originated, two stand-alone stories--the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures, the second in prose--create a beguiling narrative puzzle.
The journey begins at sea in 1766, with a boy named Billy Marvel. After surviving a shipwreck, he finds work in a London theatre. There, his family flourishes for generations as brilliant actors until 1900, when young Leontes Marvel is banished from the stage.
Nearly a century later, runaway Joseph Jervis seeks refuge with an uncle in London. Albert Nightingale's strange, beautiful house, with its mysterious portraits and ghostly presences, captivates Joseph and leads him on a search for clues about the house, his family, and the past.
A gripping adventure and an intriguing mystery The Marvels is a loving tribute to the power of story.
