《記憶傳授人》 是一部人文科幻小說。作者露薏絲·勞瑞,於1993年4月16日出版。小說開篇構建了一個類似烏托邦的未來社會。隨著情節鋪展,逐漸幻化成反烏托邦。小說描述一個名叫喬納斯的男孩在12歲那一年發生的故事。經過刻意同化,喬納斯生活的社區沒有痛苦,也沒有衝突,人們的生活不帶一絲感情。喬納斯被挑選出來接任「記憶接受者」這個職位,接受同化之前人類所有的記憶,以備在需要的時候使用。喬納斯從他的前任——記憶傳授人——喬納斯獲得了這些記憶,他發現他所生活的社區極為淺薄封閉。 …
As the German troops begin their campaign to "relocate" all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen’s family takes in Annemarie’s best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family. Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population …
Gathering Blue is a young adult-social science novel, written by Lois Lowry and released in the year 2000. It is a companion book to The Giver being set in the same future time period and universe, treating some of the same themes, and is followed by Messenger, and Son in The Giver Quartet. The central character, …
Messenger is a 2004 Young-adult fiction by author Lois Lowry. It forms the third installment of The Giver Quartet begun by her 1993 Newbery Medal-winning novel The Giver. This novel takes place about eight years after the events of The Giver, and about six years after the events of Gathering Blue. Characters from the …
Gossamer is a novel with elements of both fantasy and realism for young adults by Lois Lowry.
Meg isn't thrilled when she gets stuck sharing a bedroom with her older sister Molly. The two of them couldn't be more different, and it's hard for Meg to hide her resentment of Molly's beauty and easy popularity. But now that the family has moved to a small house in the country, Meg has a lot to accept.Just as the …
The Silent Boy was written by Lois Lowry and was published in 2003. Categorized as both a young adult novel and historical fiction, The Silent Boy is set in a 20th-century farm community. The story was inspired by a pile of photos that Lowry found and which are interspersed throughout the narrative. The story is told …