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[ 책 소개 ]
* New York Times Bestseller
* Michael L. Printz Award 수상작
* ALA Notable Children’s Book
* ALA Top 10 Best Book for Young Adults
* ALA Best of the Best Books for Young Adults
* Booklist Editors’ Choice
* Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book
* Chicago Public Library Best of the Best
* School Library Journal Best Book
* Horn Book Fanfare
* Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Book
* Bulletin Blue Ribbon (The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books)
* Publishers Weekly Best Book
영국 카네기 상을 수상한 현대 판타지 소설 거장 테리 프래쳇의 청소년 소설입니다. 국내에는 『뒤집힌 세계』라는 제목의 번역서가 출간되어 있습니다.. 우리 시대 영어권 작가 중 최고의 풍자 작가로 알려진 저자가 2007년 알츠하이머 병을 진단받은 이후 투병 중에 창작한 뛰어난 판타지 소설입니다. 유머러스하고 날카로운 풍자와 패러디, 그리고 숨 막히는 치밀한 반전 속에 삶과 역사에 대한 뼈 있는 통찰력이 번뜩이는 놀라운 이야기를 들려주고 있습니다.
이 소설은 남태평양 근처의 자그마한 섬에서 벌어지는 아주 독특한 이야기입니다. 1860년대, 갑작스런 쓰나미로 인해 마을 원주민들이 몰살하고 섬에는 Mau라는 소년 홀로 살아남게 됩니다. Sweet Judy라는 영국 배가 난파되고 Ermintrude라는 소녀가 섬에 도착하게 되는데... 남태평양 원주민 소년 마우가, 커다란 파도로 인해 원래대로라면 서로 평생 만날 일이 없었던 영국 왕위 계승자의 딸 다프네와 살아남기 위해서라도 힘을 합쳐 새로운 세계를 구축해가면서 벌어지는 모험이 펼쳐집니다.
[ 서지 정보 ]
Paperback: 384 pages
ISBN-10: 0061433039
ISBN-13: 978-0061433030
책 크기: 20.2 cm x 13.3 cm
[ 영문 서평 ]
Book Description
When a giant wave destroys his village, Mau is the only one left. Daphne - a traveler from the other side of the globe - is the sole survivor of a shipwreck. Separated by language and customs, the two are united by catastrophe. Slowly, they are joined by other refugees. And as they struggle to protect the small band, Mau and Daphne defy ancestral spirits, challenge death himself, and uncover a long-hidden secret that literally turns the world upside down.
School Library Journal *Starred Review*
In this first novel for young people set outside of Discworld, Pratchett again shows his humor and humanity. Worlds are destroyed and cultures collide when a tsunami hits islands in a vast ocean much like the Pacific. Mau, a boy on his way back home from his initiation period and ready for the ritual that will make him a man, is the only one of his people, the Nation, to survive. Ermintrude, a girl from somewhere like Britain in a time like the 19th century, is on her way to meet her father, the governor of the Mothering Sunday islands. She is the sole survivor of her ship (or so she thinks), which is wrecked on Mau's island. She reinvents herself as Daphne, and uses her wits and practical sense to help the straggling refugees from nearby islands who start arriving. When raiders land on the island, they are led by a mutineer from the wrecked ship, and Mau must use all of his ingenuity to outsmart him. Then, just as readers are settling in to thinking that all will be well in the new world that Daphne and Mau are helping to build, Pratchett turns the story on its head. The main characters are engaging and interesting, and are the perfect medium for the author's sly humor. Daphne is a close literary cousin of Tiffany Aching in her common sense and keen intelligence wedded to courage. A rich and thought-provoking read.
Bookmarks Magazine
Critics praised Nation as a hybrid, deeply philosophical book aimed at young adults, but one likely to appeal to adults as well, much like Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy or J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. With echoes of William Defoe and William Golding, Nation takes the form of a “classic Robinsonade,” notes the Washington Post - that is, a book in which characters on a desert island recreate civilization. As his characters grapple with questions of leadership, humanity, and survival, Pratchett explores fundamental ideas about religion and culture. This might all sound rather heavy, but there is plenty of originality and humor - and cannibals, spirits, and secret treasures - to go around. In the end, Pratchett offers a vision of a deeply humane world. “In some part of the multiverse there is probably a civilisation based on the thinking of Terry Pratchett,” writes the Guardian, “and what a civilised civilisation that will be.”
Booklist *Starred Review*
“Somewhere in the South Pelagic Ocean,” a tidal wave wipes out the population of a small island - except for Mau, who was paddling his dugout canoe home after a month spent alone, preparing to become a man. The wave also sweeps a sailing ship carrying Daphne, an English girl, up onto the island and deposits it in the rain forest, where Mau finds her. Over the months that follow, they learn to communicate while welcoming more people to their shores and building a community of survivors. Mau searches for the meaning behind his people’s gods, while Daphne applies her nineteenth-century knowledge of science and history to the many puzzles she discovers in this unfamiliar place. Broad in its scope and concrete in its details, this unusual novel strips away the trappings of two very different nations to consider what it is people value and why. Certain scenes are indelible: Mau’s nonverbal communication to Daphne that a pregnant woman has landed, and she must help with the birth; or the terrifying yet awesome descent into a cave. Quirky wit and broad vision make this a fascinating survival story on many levels.
New York Times Book Review
“A wonderful story, by turns harrowing and triumphant.”
Washington Post Book World
“Pratchett’s examination of questions about religious belief, the nature of culture and what it means to be human [...] is a terrific, thought-provoking book.”
Kirkus Reviews *Starred Review*
“A searching exploration of good and evil, fate and free will, both as broad and as deep as anything this brilliant author has produced so far. ”
Publishers Weekly *Starred Review*
“Neatly balancing the somber and the wildly humorous in a riveting tale of discovery, Pratchett shows himself at the height of his powers.”
Horn Book *Starred Review*
“It is hard to imagine a reader who won’t feel welcomed into this nation.”
KLIATT *Starred Review*
“A classic survival tale that offers laughs and much to mull over, this is a wonderfully entertaining novel.” |
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