"The Complete Book of Absurdity" is the most influential work of the famous British poet and painter Edward Lear, and is also one of the most well-known works in the history of European comics. The book is composed of absurd poems, absurd songs, absurd stories, absurd botany, and absurd letters. Each part is full of magical imagination and exaggerated nonsense. Of course, each part contains some incredible unlucky ghosts and hilarious unlucky things. These absurd things are inspired by the author's various funny experiences during his travels.
In order to cater to the reading habits of contemporary readers, this book carefully colors the pictures and adopts the form of comparison between Chinese and English. The author's humorous English sentences are presented to readers in relaxed and rhyming Chinese at the same time. It strives to enable readers to laugh while appreciating the wonderful pictures, improve their English reading skills, and have a deeper understanding of the charm of the author's language.
Reader comments
Wow, this "The Complete Book of Absurdity" is so interesting! The author Edward Leal is such a genius, his imagination and sense of humor make you laugh out loud. Moreover, he cleverly uses exaggeration in the book to make both the pictures and the text super fun. The editors are also very attentive, and the coloring and Chinese-English comparison design allow us to better enjoy reading. I feel like reading this book will not only make me smile, but also improve my English reading skills! Highly recommended to everyone!
Wow, this "The Complete Book of Absurdity" is so interesting! The author Edward Leal is such a genius, his imagination and sense of humor make you laugh out loud. Moreover, he cleverly uses exaggeration in the book to make both the pictures and the text super fun. The editors are also very attentive, and the coloring and Chinese-English comparison design allow us to better enjoy reading. I feel like reading this book will not only make me smile, but also improve my English reading skills! Highly recommended to everyone!