Lucky--Selected Works of Jimi Chen

Author: Jimi
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: This is the latest long-form picture book by Jimi following The Underground Railway, presented as a 2003 New Year gift. The long-form stories of the picture book poet are always captivating, such as the poetry-like The Lucky One, which draws inspiration from Jimi's 1999 work The Smiling Fish. The idea came from drawing smiling fish—why not draw a The Sad Bird? The story evolved over time, and by 2001, Jimi began working on it. The brush dipped in and out, the ink shifted from dark to light, the writing and revising continued until the manuscript was finally completed by the end of 2002. The Lucky One tells a story of luck intertwined with sorrow—so who is the lucky one? Is it Jimi? Or perhaps you and I? It is a book of compassion and legend, dedicated to the lucky ones.
The Chairman was a lucky one from a young age. He had everything, and it was always the best. The Chairman was exceptionally intelligent and was expected to excel in everything, never failing anyone. He was handsome and capable, with elegant and open-minded parents, a beautiful and virtuous wife, and well-behaved, adorable children. Many people spend their entire lives struggling to achieve the dreams that the Chairman easily possessed. Everyone loved the Chairman. Everything about the Chairman was enviable, but what was unbearable was that one day, the heavens suddenly bestowed upon him a magical gift...