Before you start讀前導覽
About the book關於這本書
1About the book導讀總覽
AAbout the book作品簡介
The Giver (1993) by Lois Lowry is a dystopian novel: a story about a society that seems perfect but hides a serious cost. It won the Newbery Medal in 1994 and is the first book in The Giver Quartet.《The Giver》（1993）是洛伊絲·勞里（Lois Lowry）的反烏托邦小說，描寫一個看似完美、卻藏著沉重代價的社會。本書獲得 1994 年紐伯瑞金獎，是「The Giver 四部曲」的第一部。
Point of view: the story is told in the third person, but readers only see what Jonas sees and thinks. Setting: a small, carefully planned community where almost every part of life follows rules. The book has 23 chapters; these notes refer to chapters, not page numbers, because editions differ.敘事觀點：第三人稱，但讀者只看得到喬納斯看到和想到的事。背景：一個經過精心規劃的小社區，生活幾乎每個部分都照規則走。全書共 23 章；各版本頁碼不同，所以筆記只標章節、不標頁碼。
BQuestions to keep in mind讀的時候想想
- Is a world with no pain worth giving up choice?
- Why do memories matter, even painful ones?
- What do the community's polite words hide?
- 沒有痛苦的世界，值得用「選擇」去換嗎？
- 為什麼記憶重要，就算是痛苦的記憶？
- 社區那些客氣的用詞，背後藏了什麼？
CAbout the author關於作者
Lois Lowry was born in Hawaii and grew up in New York, Pennsylvania, and Japan before attending Brown University. She is one of the most distinguished authors of children's and young adult literature, with more than 30 published works.洛伊絲·勞里（Lois Lowry）出生於夏威夷，成長於紐約、賓夕法尼亞州及日本，曾就讀布朗大學（Brown University）。她是當代最具影響力的兒童與青少年文學作家之一，生涯創作超過 30 部作品。
DOther works by the author作者的其他作品
Lowry has won the Newbery Medal twice, for Number the Stars and The Giver. Her other well-known works include her debut novel A Summer to Die (winner of the International Reading Association Children's Book Award), the Anastasia Krupnik series, and the other books in The Giver Quartet: Gathering Blue, Messenger, and Son.勞里兩度榮獲紐伯瑞金獎（Newbery Medal），得獎作品為 Number the Stars 與《記憶傳承人》（The Giver）。其他代表作包括處女作 A Summer to Die（獲國際閱讀協會兒童圖書獎）、Anastasia Krupnik 系列，以及四部曲中的 Gathering Blue、Messenger 與 Son。