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The Phoenix Pencil Company

內容簡介

內容簡介 【誠品選書】重鑄記憶的魔筆，跨世代家族與祕密傳承之旅艾莉森．金的動人處女作，宛如《時光邊緣的故事》與《午夜圖書館》的奇幻交織！大學新鮮人莫妮卡透過一支神祕鉛筆，意外拼湊出外祖母在二戰上海「鳳凰鉛筆公司」的祕密過往。一段家族女性擁有「重鑄」魔法、能讓記憶重現的傳奇。小說跨越時空，以奇幻與書信體書寫遺忘與連結，探問：記憶若可重寫，真相與情感將何去何從？內向、孤獨的莫妮卡將生活細節紀錄在電腦日記裡，並沉浸在她協助開發的一個連結陌生人的線上平台。她最深的情感依附，是遠在家鄉、年事已高的外祖父母，尤其是外祖母「雲」：一位歷經中國兩場戰爭後來到美國的女性，記憶正逐漸模糊，過往的故事也一再沉默。某日，一位陌生女子透過這個平台與莫妮卡相遇，並送上一支看似普通的鉛筆，卻意外揭開一段被塵封的家族祕密。莫妮卡開始循著筆跡與記憶，拼湊外祖母在二戰時期於上海「鳳凰鉛筆公司」工作的經歷。當時，雲與表姊孟（Meng）發現，家族中女性擁有一種名為「重鑄（Reforge）」的魔法：能夠讓鉛筆曾寫過的話語與記憶重現。然而，當這項能力被政府發現後，她們被迫捲入諜報行動，在生存與背叛之間掙扎。一部跨越世代、揉合書信體與奇幻元素的小說，既溫柔又扣人心弦。在鉛筆的筆跡中，誰能真正擁有一段記憶？當故事被遺忘、被隱藏、甚至被重寫，是否還能成為連結彼此的橋梁？本書是一次對記憶、歷史與家族傳承的深刻追問，也是對故事力量的致敬。In this dazzling debut novel, a hidden and nearly forgotten magic—of Reforging pencils, bringing the memories they contain back to life—holds the power to transform a young woman’s relationship with her grandmother, and to mend long-lost connections across time and space.Monica Tsai spends most days on her computer, journaling the details of her ordinary life and coding for a program that seeks to connect strangers online. A self-proclaimed recluse, she's always struggled to make friends and, as a college freshman, finds herself escaping into a digital world, counting the days until she can return home to her beloved grandparents. They are now in their nineties, and Monica worries about them constantly—especially her grandmother, Yun, who survived two wars in China before coming to the States, and whose memory has begun to fade.Though Yun rarely speaks of her past, Monica is determined to find the long-lost cousin she was separated from years ago. One day, the very program Monica is helping to build connects her to a young woman, whose gift of a single pencil holds a surprising clue. Monica’s discovery of a hidden family history is exquisitely braided with Yun’s own memories as she writes of her years in Shanghai, working at the Phoenix Pencil Company. As WWII rages outside their door, Yun and her cousin, Meng, learn of a special power the women in their family possess: the ability to Reforge a pencil’s words. But when the government uncovers their secret, they are forced into a life of espionage, betraying other people’s stories to survive.Combining the cross-generational family saga and epistolary form of A Tale for the Time Being with the uplifting, emotional magic of The Midnight Library, Allison King’s stunning debut novel asks: who owns and inherits our stories? The answers and secrets that surface on the page may have the unerasable power to reconnect a family and restore a legacy.

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各界推薦 好評推薦「我非常喜愛這部極具創意的小說，它深刻描繪了科技與人性如何在最真摯的層面上交會。艾莉森・金是未來不可忽視的創作之星。」——《The God of the Woods》紐約時報暢銷書作者 莉茲・摩爾（Liz Moore）「中國與美國、世代與故事，透過真實的魔法緊緊相連——這是部懸疑感十足的動人處女作。精彩絕倫！」——《The Resisters》獲獎作者 吉許・珍（Gish Jen）「一封獻給家庭連結、記憶之力與書寫魔法的溫柔情書。」——《The Mountain in the Sea》獲獎作者 雷・奈勒（Ray Nayler）「《鳳凰鉛筆公司》巧妙融合歷史、奇幻與愛情，如同小說中那能滲入血脈的鉛筆魔法，深深鑿進我心。這是一部令人屏息的出道作品，充滿愛與失落、悔恨與原諒，更有那股既痛又甜、無可否認的人際牽絆。它讓我一邊落淚，一邊微笑。」——《綠骨傳奇三部曲》作者 芙蓉・李（Fonda Lee）「就像小說中那些蘊含情感的鉛筆芯一般，金以絕妙的多重敘事讓我仿佛置身故事中心——不只是理解家庭的連結、悔意與背叛，更是讓我親身感受這些生命的脈動。這是少見能真正拆解我們如何建立連結的小說：透過石墨與魔法，也透過數位與情感。它最終拋出一個動人提問：在我們所愛之人之間，什麼才是真正重要的事？」——《我們將抵達多高的黑暗》暢銷作家 紅杉・長松（Sequoia Nagamatsu）Review"I loved this wildly inventive novel and its exploration of how technology and humanity can intersect in deeply meaningful ways. Allison King is a talent to watch." — Liz Moore, New York Times bestselling author of The God of the Woods “China, America, generations, and stories connect with literal magic in this suspenseful debut. Marvelous!” — Gish Jen, award-winning author of The Resisters"A beautiful ode to the warmth of family connection, the power of memory, and the magic of the written word." — Ray Nayler, award-winning author of The Mountain in the Sea“The Phoenix Pencil Company is a masterful blending of history, fantasy, and romance that sank into my heart the way the magic of its pencils sinks into veins. King has written a stunning debut that pulses with love and loss, regret and forgiveness, and above all, the undeniable, painful, joyful pull of human connection. This book had me smiling through my tears.” — Fonda Lee, author of the Green Bone Saga“Like the emotion infused graphite hearts of the pencils in this tender novel, King has delivered an impressive juggling act of voices that made me feel like I was in on a secret—not merely hearing about familial connection, regret, betrayal, and finding the truth of one’s own story, but feeling these lives traveling within my veins. The Phoenix Pencil Company is a rare novel that unpacks the integrity and modes of how we form connections, both through graphite and magic and through digital highways, ultimately asking the question of what really matters when it comes to the people we love.” — Sequoia Nagamatsu, bestselling author of How High We Go in the Dark

作者介紹

作者介紹 艾莉森・金（Allison King）亞裔美國作家與軟體工程師，現居麻薩諸塞州劍橋市。她在科技領域的經歷橫跨半導體開發、社群對話平台設計與資料隱私等多項專業領域。其短篇小說曾發表於 Fantasy Magazine、Diabolical Plots、LeVar Burton Reads 等知名平台，文風橫跨奇幻、科幻與心理敘事。她是 2023 年 Reese’s Book Club LitUp 文學新星獎助計畫的獲選人之一，**《鳳凰鉛筆公司（The Phoenix Pencil Company）》**為她的長篇小說處女作。About the AuthorAllison King is an Asian American writer and software engineer based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. In technology, her work has ranged from semiconductors to platforms for community conversations to data privacy. Her short stories have appeared in Fantasy Magazine, Diabolical Plots, and LeVar Burton Reads, among others. She is a 2023 Reese’s Book Club LitUp fellow. The Phoenix Pencil Company is her first novel.

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最佳賣點

最佳賣點 : 一部跨越世代、揉合書信體與奇幻元素的小說，既溫柔又扣人心弦。在鉛筆的筆跡中，誰能真正擁有一段記憶？當故事被遺忘、被隱藏、甚至被重寫，是否還能成為連結彼此的橋梁？本書是一次對記憶、歷史與家族傳承的深刻追問，也是對故事力量的致敬。

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