PHOENIXA: THE NEST
《鳳巢》長篇小說
A novel by J.J.Cheng
程一若著
PHOENIXA: The Nest
A Mystical Quest for the Cheng Legacy
Written, Illustrated and Narrated by J.J. Cheng
Phoenixa, rising from the ashes of her ancestors, the six-and-half-year-old kite-flying, Phoenix-riding, Chinese girl embarks on a mystical journey into China’s tumultuous past searching for her Renaissance Grandpa who read to her Shan Hai Jing, The Classic of Mountains and Seas, seeking cures for human greed.
From the interior of a traditional Beijing courtyard to the tiptop of a giant Wu Tong Tree, Phoenixa finds her nest being dislocated from safety to danger. A relentless Red force is ready to strip her home bare. Fortunately, the enduring incandescent Feng Huang, the Phoenix, has kept her amused and protected as a secret guardian.
Written in the genre-defining style now called “Mystical Realism”, Cheng has tapped into the subconsciousness and beyond in search of human goodness. Cheng’s debut novel is stunningly visual, fantastical, dreamlike yet achingly real, demystifying China, as it offers a luminous insider’s view on why and how the Dragon roared.
PHOENIXA: The Nest, A Mystical Quest for the Cheng Legacy, is a story of metamorphosis, of freedom, of redemption, of madness, of humanity at the brink of self-destruction.
《鳳巢》中华寻根程脉溯源玄幻小說
程一若著作繪畫配音
北京四合院里,六岁半小女孩凤儿手捧《山海经》展开了一场精神出走的神秘旅程。爱放风筝喜歡乘凤飞天的她在祖父的儒学与自由精神的启蒙教育下,穿行上古奇幻世界和现代中国的动荡风云寻找治愈人类贪婪的解药。
从迷离美妙的大自然和多维的精灵宇宙探险到进入四合院以外的街道和学校,凤儿渐渐理解世间凶险丑恶,她意识到一股无情的力量随时将她祖先的家夺走一空。幸亏那支明亮的家凤一直在暗中保护陪伴着她。如那重生的凤凰,凤儿从祖先的骨灰烈焰中腾起,从传统的屋檐到的梧桐树顶端,
程一若的英文小说以“神秘现实主义”的风格,深入人类的潜意识探寻呼唤人类的善良。这部小说在视觉上令人震撼,充满了奇幻的元素,梦幻般的情节却又令人感受到真实的痛苦,解开了中国的神秘面纱,同时提供了一个明亮的内部视角,阐述破译龙为何咆哮。
这是一个人性善恶蜕变的启蒙故事:是追求和平自由和救赎的故事以及人魔较量濒临自我毁灭的故事。