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| Jimmy Liao |
In 1958, Jimmy Liao was born in Taiwan. The
name Jimmy is his English first name which brought about his (phonetic) Chinese
pen name, 几米. Jimmy worked in an advertisement company
for twelve years. However, working in such a company restricted him to display all
his talents, because most his ideas were forced to revise，copied or plagiarized. He, then, gave up the job in advertisement
company and moved up to work as an illustrator for newspaper and magazines. In
1995, Jimmy survived a battle with leukemia and started devoting himself heart and
soul to his art.
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| Secrets in the Forest,1998 |
Fortunately, in 1998, after three years of
fighting with leukemia, he was pronounced upon the mend and then convalescent.
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| Secrets in the Forest,1998 |
At the same year, his picture books Secrets
in the Forest and A Fish with A
Simile were published in Taiwan. These two books earned him several book
awards and were regarded as “The Best
Children’s Books”.
His books have also been adapted for
theater, movie, television, and animation.
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| Turn Left Turn Right,2013 |
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| Turn Left Turn Right,1999 |
Jimmy's simple but powerful words usually narrates his story and life with sobering and resonating.
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| Metro Sleepwalking,2011 |
I will be happy anywhere in the world.
Before falling in right angles,
do hold me tenderly at a straight angle."
"You know,
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| Metro Sleepwalking,2011 |
whenever we feel happy and content,
an umbrella borrowed from a
magician would always play
some kind of little trick..."
I really enjoy reading Jimmy's picture book. Although he usually describes a little lonely, tragic or frustrated world, as his experience with leukemia, in his lots of stories, I can still read his message of hope.
I really enjoy reading Jimmy's picture book. Although he usually describes a little lonely, tragic or frustrated world, as his experience with leukemia, in his lots of stories, I can still read his message of hope.
Sources:
1.Wikipedia,"Jimmy Liao",Wikipedia,2016. Web. 28 Feb. 2016<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Liao>
2.Jimmy Liao,Secret in the Forest,Taiwan. Kanunu. Web. 28 Feb 2016.
3.Jimmy Liao,Turn Left Turn Right,Taiwan. Kanunu. Web. 28 Feb 2016.
4.Jimmy Liao,Turn Metro Sleepwalking,Taiwan. Kanunu. Web. 28 Feb 2016.
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