书名：The Giver Quartet Boxed Set Lois Lowry记忆传授人四部曲套装

读者对象：12岁以上

作者：Lois Lowry

出版社名称：Houghton Mifflin Harcourt USA

出版时间：2014

语种：英语 

ISBN：9780544340626

商品尺寸：14 x 8.2 x 19.7 cm

包装：盒装

页数：864（以实物为准） ★1994年美国纽伯瑞儿童文学奖金奖

★1993年美国《波士顿环球报》号角图书奖银奖

★1996年美国威廉·艾伦·怀特奖

★2007年美国图书馆协会评选的“玛格丽特·爱德华奖”

★美国《纽约时报》童书排行榜前十       

★美国图书馆协会“青少年书籍”“美国图书馆协会优xiu童书”

★美国《书单》杂志“编辑图书奖”

The Giver《记忆传授人》是纽伯瑞金奖两度得主、安徒生奖候选人美国作家洛伊丝·劳里的代表作之一。本书创作于1993年，出版后迅速引起美国书评界和教育界的关注，并登上《纽约时报》书排行榜前十。

之后在2000、2003和2012年，劳里延续了《记忆传授人》的背景和人物，陆续创作《历史刺绣人》《森林送信人》《儿子》三部小说，构成了“记忆传授人”四部曲。2014年8月，根据《记忆传授人》一书改编的同名电影公映，在世界范围内再次引发了“记忆传授人”的阅读热潮。

本套书为英文原版，共包含以下4册：

The Giver《记忆传授人》

故事发生在一个乌托邦世界，在这里，人们一生所要做的事情早在一开始就被确定好了：孩子出生后会被送到指定的家庭，由指定的父母抚养长大；成年后，被指派从事特定的工作。这个世界看上去很，没有饥饿，没有离婚，没有失业，没有社会不公，没有战争，甚至没有痛苦的感觉，但也没有选择。所有人都在统一的模式里生活，除了乔纳思。

在晋升十二岁的典礼上，乔纳思被选定承担一项对社区意义重大的工作。他需要跟随神秘的、自称“记忆传授人”的老人接受训练。在受训过程中，乔纳思逐渐发现，支撑这个社会的不过是谎言，甚至危及到了他所爱之人的生命，于是他决定要改变。等待在乔纳思前方的究竟会是什么？乔纳思终会走向何方？

Jonas lives safely within the Community, a place where there is no war, no hunger and no pain. But when he is selected as the Receiver of Memory, he starts to discover dark secrets that lie beneath the surface of his perfect world, secrets that will leads him to undertake an incredible journey...

Gathering Blue《历史刺绣人》

少女绮拉生活在一个以贫穷、野蛮，以“物竞天择”为信条的贫瘠村落。绮拉天生一条腿有残疾，母亲去世后，企图霸占她家土地的人把她告上长老会，企图驱逐她出村，让她自生自灭。然而意外的是，长老会对她早已另有安排。长老们因为绮拉的刺绣天赋而保全了她的性命，任命她担任传承历史的礼服刺绣人，并让她住进了司法大厦。

在修补礼服、学习染色的过程中，绮拉和朋友小麦、年轻的木刻家汤玛经历了一连串神秘遭遇，更发现了一个将改变她的人生与村庄未来的秘密。吃人的怪兽是什么？为什么天赋异禀的孩子都会变成孤儿？真相大白后，绮拉会与父亲一起离开，还是留下来以她的天赋刺绣真实的未来？

The fascinating sequel to THE GIVER which inspired the dystopian genre and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift.

GATHERING BLUE is a return to the mysterious but plausible future world of THE GIVER. It tells the story of Kira, orphaned, physically flawed, and left with an uncertain future until she is summoned by the Council of Guardians…

On her quest for truth that follows, Kira makes discoveries that will change her life and world forever.

Award-winning author Lois Lowry challenges readers to imagine what our world could become, how people could evolve and what could be considered valuable in this fascinating follow-up to THE GIVER.

Messenger《森林送信人》

逃离粗暴成长环境的小男孩麦迪在盲人先知的照顾和教育下，成长为一个正直的少年，给村民们送信。近来，村里发生了一些古怪变化，一向友善热情、乐于助人的村民决定关闭村落，不再接纳外来难民。受村中的委托，麦迪启程穿过大森林，向外界传递边境即将关闭的消息；此外，他还有一个使命，要带盲人先知的女儿绮拉前往他们的村庄定居。可是，大森林已不再友善，麦迪和绮拉的归途变得凶险无比。麦迪能否完成任务，并得到他渴望的名号“送信人”？他的天赋对他和这个岌岌可危的世界意味着什么？

The fascinating third companion novel to THE GIVER which inspired the dystopian genre and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift.

In MESSENGER, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man known for his special sight. His community once welcomed newcomers, but something sinister has seeped into Village and the people have voted to close its borders to outsiders.

Now Matty must risk everything to make one last journey through the treacherous forest…

Award-winning author Lois Lowry challenges readers to imagine what our world could become, how people could evolve and what could be considered valuable in this fascinating follow-up to THE GIVER.

Son《儿子》

克莱尔是从一个极度理性的冷酷社区逃出的年轻母亲。被指派担任孕母的她，在分娩后被迫与儿子分离。为了寻找儿子，她一往无前。无论船难、失忆，还是悬崖峭壁，都阻挡不了她的脚步；她甚至愿以巨大的代价换得儿子的消息。加波是对自己的过往耿耿于怀的少年，一心想造船外出寻找母亲。面对邪恶力量的诱惑与威胁之时，他能否坚守自我、拯救母亲？在善与恶的对决中，如史诗般宏大的“记忆传授人”四部曲终于迎来了读者期盼已久的大结局。

The thrilling fourth companion novel to THE GIVER which inspired the dystopian genre and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift.

They called her Water Claire.

When she washed up on their shore, no one knew that she came from a society where emotions don’t exist. That she had become a Vessel. That she had carried a Product. That it had been stolen from her body.

Claire’s son is out there, a young boy now. She was supposed to forget him, but that was impossible. Now Claire will stop at nothing to find her child, even if it means making an unimaginable sacrifice.

The startling and long-awaited conclusion to Lois Lowry’s award-winning epic series THE GIVER QUARTET culminates in a final clash between good and evil.

洛伊丝·劳里，1937年出生于美国夏威夷，童年及青少年时期随担任军医的父亲在世界各地迁移。她写作生涯起步较晚，但很快就成为了世界知名的作家，先后创作了四十多部文学作品和一本自传，并以《数星星》（1990年）和《记忆传授人》（1994年）两度获得美国纽伯瑞儿童文学金奖。劳里堪称一位多才、多变的作家，她的写作风格多样、题材广泛，既有轻松幽默的少年生活类小说“阿纳斯塔西亚”系列，也有反思乌托邦的“记忆传授人”四部曲；此外还在作品中探讨过种族主义、大屠杀、收养等复杂议题，屡屡引发美国教育界和文学评论界的热议和盛赞。

Lois Lowry, author of over twenty novels and twice winner of the Newbery Medal (for The Giver and Number the Stars), was born on 20 March 1937 in Hawaii. Her father was an Army dentist and the family lived all over the world. Now divorced, she lives in West Cambridge with her dog, Bandit, and spends weekends in her nineteenth-century farmhouse in New Hampshire.

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