陌生人 Stranger (English Version)

Stranger

Original Graphic Novel by KarmanChiu (ISBN: 978-988-79937-2-8)

“Pink petals of happiness fly by… It turns out that when we learn to cultivate ‘the flowers of happiness’ within ourselves, we will be able to bring a bagful of joy to others, too. Many of us may hide our true emotions behind masks; yet deep down we still long to embrace happiness with an open heart.”

This is a fairy-tale picture book dedicated to both adults and children. The author creates these dreamy, dedicate illustrations to tell a journey in search of happiness – it all takes place in a fascinating world where the protagonist decides to put on a horse-head mask and experiences a series of events with a gigantic whale, which represents his inner self, and a few quirky cat entourages during their attempts to deliver “the flowers of happiness” they accidentally discovered to people in order to save a cold, detached city.

As the story unfolds from the details of the pictures, it also challenges the traditional use of words as an effective communication tool and allows the book to open for a broader imagination; just as you and I may interpret differently towards the idea of “happiness”.

Poet Cao Shuying and musician Chet Lam join hands to take KarmanChiu’s Stranger to the next level with their textual and audio interpretations. Apart from the audio storybook co-created by the three artists, the animated digital version also introduces another narrative through a mix of visuals, music, and sound effects.

(Audio storybook and animated e-book version come in Cantonese, Mandarin, and English.)

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Stranger, the publication is funded by the first edition of “The Next Writer Publication Funding Scheme”. The Funding Scheme is organised by the Hong Kong Publishing Federation and sponsored by Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.

Acknowledgement:

Organiser: Hong Kong Publishing Federation

Sponsor: Create Hong Kong of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

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