Shadow of a Bull
スペインの小さな町で、名闘牛士だった父の影を背負う少年マノロが、周囲の期待と自分の恐れのあいだで揺れる。闘牛の継承をめぐる葛藤を通して、勇気とは何か、他人の望みではなく自分の生き方を選ぶとはどういうことかを描く。
作品情報
父の期待と自分の恐れのあいだで、少年は自分の道を選び取ろうとする。
1965 年ニューベリー賞受賞作。亡き父と同じ闘牛士になることを期待される少年マノロが、恐れと期待のはざまで自分の進路を見つけようとする。スペインの町の空気、父子の影、勇気の意味が、抑えた筆致で重なっていく。
レビュー要約
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短いページ数ながら物語の引きが強く、少年の選択と成長が最後までまっすぐ伝わってくると評価されている。闘牛の描写よりも、恐れを抱えたまま自分の道を見つける過程に魅力があるという受け止め方が多い。
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父の記憶が伝説へ変わっていく中で、少年が自分の勇気を見つけていく過程が、哀感のある調子で印象づけられると受け取られている。闘牛場の外側にある心理の揺れを丁寧に追う点が支持されている。
書籍情報
- 出版社
- Aladdin
- 発売日
- 2007-02-27
- ページ数
- 160ページ
- 言語
- 英語
- サイズ
- 13.02 x 1.27 x 19.37 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781416933953
- ISBN-10
- 9781416933953
- カテゴリ
- 洋書/Children's Books/Classics
Manolo was only three when his father, the great bullfighter Juan Olivar, died. But Juan is never far from Manolo's consciousness -- how could he be, with the entire town of Arcangel waiting for the day Manolo will fulfill his father's legacy? But Manolo has a secret he dares to share with no one -- he is a coward, without afición, the love of the sport that enables a bullfighter to rise above his fear and face a raging bull. As the day when he must enter the ring approaches, Manolo finds himself questioning which requires more courage: to follow in his father's legendary footsteps or to pursue his own destiny?
Maia Wojciechowska's family fled Poland during World War II and emigrated to the United States after the war. She worked as an undercover detective, a motorcycle racer, a translator for Radio Free Europe, and a bullfighter before turning to writing. She was a friend of Ernest Hemingway, who said she knew more about bullfighting than any other woman.
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Wonderful book on becoming a man
This book is directed at 11-14 year olds but I just gave it to an eighteen year old as a HS graduation present. It is well told and the wisdom it has to pass on is of value to a person of any age struggling to make the transition to maturity. It is also a nice inside view of the culture around bull-fighting.
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Book looks old and folded.
The book is very old. If you look at the picture, the top right corner has several folds. It was supposed to be a gift and now I have to buy another new book instead.
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Very well written
A very interesting short story with a thought-provoking ending.
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It was perfect.
Used the book to teach middle school students about bullfighting before traveling to Spain. It was perfect.
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Really Good
I really thought the book was interesting. I loved how Manolo got what he wanted and Juan got what he wanted as well.
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