The moon forgot

Author: Jimi
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Publish Date: 2002-02-01
Features: This book won the Best Children's Book at the United Daily News Bookman and the Best Children's Book of the year at the Min Sheng Daily Book Club. Jami transforms 'images' into a fresh and soothing literary language. In his works, he creates fluid and poetic scenes, exuding a deep and charming allure. The story begins with a man who falls from a height. As he jumps down from a five-story building, he takes down a bright moon from the sky. The moon no longer hangs high in the night sky. People are in chaos, frustrated, and utterly bewildered. How could the moon they had always taken for granted disappear without warning? The sea stops playing with tides, and the spaceship preparing to land on the moon gets lost in the starry ocean. With the powerful coverage of television media, the panic of the end of the world spreads endlessly in the streets and alleys... Jami tells the story this way, calmly. Beneath the bright and rich colors, there is always a subtle emotion. Some say it's a subtle sorrow, tinged with a hint of sadness; others say that behind the subtlety lies a vast space for imagination, such as an art-appreciation teacher who says that the falling moon actually carries some symbolic meaning. Symbolizing what? Life and death? A friend and his memories? Or a belief that sustains life?