Olivia Saves the Circus [Chinese]

By （美）福尔克纳　著，范晓星　译 and [美]伊恩·福尔克纳 范晓星

Even if human childhood is endless, a person has only one childhood. Even in childhood, not every day can be a carnival, and every time can be the center of attention under the lights. Without demanding eternity, we only hope that the child in the here and now can be wantonly happy in his or her dreams. At the outset, the author uses opposing graphic relationships to create an ironic effect: before school, Olivetti is excited to make breakfast for her two little brothers, "She had done her mother a great favor." Instead, the image is of a messy kitchen and a protagonist who walks out as if nothing has happened. Children engage in adult chores with playful enthusiasm, and who's left to clean up that mess? "Mom!" It seems the child can be heard snickering triumphantly behind the door. And it is at this point that the story formally announces its comical air to us.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Chinese
• ISBN: 7543477807
• ISBN13: 9787543477803
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: He Bei Jiao Yu Chu Ban She