American Born Chinese

 
★ 影集書封版獨家收錄作者楊瑾倫（Gene Luen Yang）、節目監製游朝敏（Kelvin Yu）訪談
 
　　《美生中國人》（American Born Chinese）由三條故事線交織而成：
 
　　故事一：華裔少年王謹搬到了一個新社區，卻發現他是班上唯一的華人，而且他還愛上了一個白人女孩。
 
　　故事二：孫悟空，全世界耳熟能詳的中國傳奇故事主角，他大鬧天宮，只因他想成為受人景仰的天神。
 
　　故事三：欽西，美國人眼中典型的中國人角色，每年都會到美國拜訪他超受歡迎的籃球員表弟丹尼，逼得丹尼每年都得轉學只為了逃避欽西的騷擾。
 
　　這樣神奇的三條故事線，最後竟有了交集！古老的寓言故事在二十一世紀有了意想不到的變化，勁爆的故事將會如何發展下去呢？
 
　　本書創作靈感源自西遊記，巧妙結合中國神話與西式幽默，描述美國華人的困境。一出版就廣受歡迎，不但登上Amazon《紐約時報》暢銷榜，更成為首本榮獲美國普林茲文學獎（Michael L. Printz Award）以及首本入圍美國國家圖書獎的漫畫。備受好評的故事，更於2023年改編為影集《西遊ABC》，由《尚氣與十環傳奇》導演德斯汀．丹尼爾．克雷頓（Destin Daniel Cretton）執導，並由奧斯卡影后楊紫瓊、男神吳彥祖主演。　

＂Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in popular culture. Presented in comic book format.＂-- title verso page

Gene Luen Yang writes, and sometimes draws, comic books and graphic novels. He was named a National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by the Library of Congress in 2016, and advocates for the importance of reading, especially reading diversely. His graphic novel American Born Chinese, a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner, has been adapted into a streaming series. His two-volume graphic novel Boxers & Saints won the LA Times Book Prize and was a National Book Award Finalist. His nonfiction graphic novel, Dragon Hoops, received an Eisner award and a Printz honor. His other comics work includes Secret Coders (with Mike Holmes), The Shadow Hero (with Sonny Liew), and Superman Smashes the Klan and the Avatar: The Last Airbender series (both with Gurihiru). In 2016, he was named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow.