The Ugly Duckling: A Fairy Tale of Transformation and Beauty

　　當代藝術家演繹安徒生作品第二部！繼2016年「圓點女王」草間彌生以《小美人魚》為靈感重新創作新繪本，獲得廣泛迴響後，安徒生的《醜小鴨》一書現在也以全新面貌問世！

　　安徒生 1843 年出版《The Ugly Duckling》（醜小鴨）一書，講述醜小鴨在成為美麗天鵝前歷經折磨與孤獨的故事，引起不少讀者共鳴。現在在這個美麗的新版本中，塞爾維亞行為藝術家瑪莉娜．阿布拉莫維奇（Marina Abramovic）以她的美麗創作，重新定義了這個經典故事。

　　「我有強烈的慾望重新演繹《醜小鴨》的故事」，阿布拉莫維奇說，「在孩提及青少年時期，我對這個故事有徹底的認同，我也是醜小鴨。」這次，阿布拉莫維奇以樸拙的筆觸，為這則童話故事增加了鉛筆與蠟筆插圖，充滿童趣的圖像，為這個振奮人心的故事再下一次經典註解。（文 / 博客來編譯）

"I had a strong personal desire to illustrate Hans Christian Andersen''s ''The Ugly Duckling, ''" reflects pioneering performance artist Marina Abramovic (born 1946). "As a young child and growing adolescent, I felt a complete identification with the story. I, too, was the ugly duckling."

Andersen''s story of the ugly duckling that endures torment and loneliness before becoming a beautiful swan has resonated with readers since it was first published in 1843. Now, in this beautiful new edition of the classic fairy tale, Abramovic reimagines the story by adding new pen and crayon illustrations to the original text.

This volume is the second publication in a series of Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales illustrated by contemporary artists, following the huge success of 2016''s The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen & Yayoi Kusama.