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From Publishers Weekly
In the later years of his life, the Scottish-born Stevenson and his American wife moved to Samoa, where this tale was originally published, in Samoan, in 1891. Offering an engrossing spin on a time-honored theme-the risky business of making a pact with the devil-this short story is a radiant jewel. It recounts the mercurial lot of Keawe, a Hawaiian who purchases a bottle inhabited by an imp capable of granting any wish. Yet this enticing object holds a dark curse: anyone who dies with it in his possession will burn forever in hell. And here's the sticky rub: one can only sell the bottle for less than its purchase price. Keawe rids himself of the bottle after acquiring a palatial home. But when he needs it again to ensure his happiness with a newfound love, its cost is, chillingly, one cent, and the responsibility of ownership becomes a good deal more complex. Stevenson throws unexpected curves and laces his narrative with memorable imagery and canny understatement. Blending period and contemporary elements, Mair's warm, grainy paintings hold more than a hint of Gauguin's renderings of the tropics' lush vegetation and gleaming blue seas and skies. Ages 8-12.
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Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --このテキストは、 ハードカバー 版に関連付けられています。
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Keawe buys a magic bottle that grants its owner all wishes, but its enchantment is such that he must sell it before he dies or he will be condemned to eternity in hell. "The combination of the supernatural and the very human struggle with greed and envy makes for a moving story." -- Booklist
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Careful what you wish for
2001/12/10
形式:ハードカバー
Stevenson wrote this tale of the islands in 1891 and it appeared in Samoan before being published in English.
The story is one of want and envy. Although it ends happily, the narrator comes perilously close to living eternally with the devil--all for his envy. There is poetry in this prose, love, and of course magic.
The tale opens as Keawe the Great--a poor, brave, mariner, a reader and writer, shipped on a vessel to San Francisco where he saw a house "smaller than some others, but all finished and beautified like a toy." Its steps shone like silver, the borders of its gardens bloomed like garlands and the windows shone like diamonds. Keawe could see the man who lived there "like a fish in a pool upon the reef."
Of course the owner's life was perfect in every respect, except that he owned a magic bottle which must be sold for less than he bought it, or else in death he would be condemned to hell. He was ill, and therefore desperate to sell the bottle. Keawe bought it.
Small children may not appreciate this story, which seems best suited for independent or sophisticated readers of 11 and up.
But the tale (beautifully illustrated) is as much a treasure as Stevenson's most famous classic, Treasure Island.
--- Alyssa A. Lappen
The story is one of want and envy. Although it ends happily, the narrator comes perilously close to living eternally with the devil--all for his envy. There is poetry in this prose, love, and of course magic.
The tale opens as Keawe the Great--a poor, brave, mariner, a reader and writer, shipped on a vessel to San Francisco where he saw a house "smaller than some others, but all finished and beautified like a toy." Its steps shone like silver, the borders of its gardens bloomed like garlands and the windows shone like diamonds. Keawe could see the man who lived there "like a fish in a pool upon the reef."
Of course the owner's life was perfect in every respect, except that he owned a magic bottle which must be sold for less than he bought it, or else in death he would be condemned to hell. He was ill, and therefore desperate to sell the bottle. Keawe bought it.
Small children may not appreciate this story, which seems best suited for independent or sophisticated readers of 11 and up.
But the tale (beautifully illustrated) is as much a treasure as Stevenson's most famous classic, Treasure Island.
--- Alyssa A. Lappen
3 人中、2人の方が、｢このレビューが参考になった｣と投票しています。
More interesting than Stevenson's other stories
2004/12/15
形式:ペーパーバック
"The Bottle Imp" has a very creative, interesting storyline.
When Keawe, a Hawaii native, travels to San Francisco and comes across a beautiful house and a man looking to sell a mysterious bottle with magic powers, he buys it. Keawe wishes for a beautiful house, as well. Upon getting it, he sells the bottle, but again buys it back for a cent. (The seller must sell the bottle for less than he bought it for, or the bottle will come straight back to him.) After a string of events, Keawe and his new wife, Kokua, again look to sell the bottle to save Keawe from going to Hell for having the bottle. They go to Tahiti, where there are coins for less than an American cent. No one wants to buy the bottle until a drunkard buys it and Keawe and Kokua live happily ever after.
A very creative storyline makes for an interesting, fun-to-read book, though Stevenson's writing is sometimes hard to understand and read. I recommend this books before Stevenson's others.
~Atalanta
When Keawe, a Hawaii native, travels to San Francisco and comes across a beautiful house and a man looking to sell a mysterious bottle with magic powers, he buys it. Keawe wishes for a beautiful house, as well. Upon getting it, he sells the bottle, but again buys it back for a cent. (The seller must sell the bottle for less than he bought it for, or the bottle will come straight back to him.) After a string of events, Keawe and his new wife, Kokua, again look to sell the bottle to save Keawe from going to Hell for having the bottle. They go to Tahiti, where there are coins for less than an American cent. No one wants to buy the bottle until a drunkard buys it and Keawe and Kokua live happily ever after.
A very creative storyline makes for an interesting, fun-to-read book, though Stevenson's writing is sometimes hard to understand and read. I recommend this books before Stevenson's others.
~Atalanta
I think I'll buy the hard copy!
2010/4/9
形式:Kindle版|Amazonが確認した購入
I read the Bottle Imp on my daughter's Kindle. There were several annotated footnotes with no footnote to be found, which was rather distracting.
This is a wonderful tale of self sacrifice and the fight between good and evil in which the evil is stored in a bottle!
A classic story, told very well by RLS from a Native Hawaiian voice. Robert Louis Stevenson spent much time in the Pacific Islands and you can tell he knows them well from this lovely quick read.
I plan on purchasing the hard copy because I was disappointed with the Kindle version. Illustrations were missing as were the footnotes that I mentioned above.
I rate three star becuase I purchased the Kindle version, otherwise I would have rated 5 stars for Stevenson's work.
This is a wonderful tale of self sacrifice and the fight between good and evil in which the evil is stored in a bottle!
A classic story, told very well by RLS from a Native Hawaiian voice. Robert Louis Stevenson spent much time in the Pacific Islands and you can tell he knows them well from this lovely quick read.
I plan on purchasing the hard copy because I was disappointed with the Kindle version. Illustrations were missing as were the footnotes that I mentioned above.
I rate three star becuase I purchased the Kindle version, otherwise I would have rated 5 stars for Stevenson's work.
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