Lucky/Happy Hans

在格林兄弟筆下，青年漢斯用辛苦換來的金塊，接連與人交易，換得一件又一件價值更低的物品，最後竟一無所有。西班牙藝術家 Maguma 將這則經典故事重新詮釋，以雙線視覺敘事，一條線保留昔日情境，另一條則置於近似反烏托邦的當代背景。故事中，財物不斷易手，得與失的界線變得模糊。漢斯究竟是單純被騙的青年，還是超越金錢價值的智者？

亮點特色

• 經典格林童話的全新視覺改編

• 平行時空敘事，對照過去與當代

• 探討「贏與輸」的多重意義

• 隨書附四張可收藏或交換的精美卡片

In the classic story by the Grimm brothers, a young man called Hans exchanges his hard-earned piece of gold for one object after another, in a series of increasingly unprofitable trades… until he is left with nothing. Is Hans just a naive young man duped by wily strangers looking to make a profit, or is he wise beyond his years, searching for something greater than monetary value?

Spanish artist Maguma reinterprets this classic tale of greed and need for a contemporary reader, creating two parallel visual narratives—one set in times past and the other rooted in a dystopian present. The fates of Hans and those he encounters abound with possibilities and calamities. As possessions and fortunes are rapidly exchanged, who wins and who loses? And what exactly does winning and losing entail?

Every copy of the book comes with four free cards to trade or keep!

Read a blog post by Maguma – Lucky/Happy Hans: Fool or Sage? – where he traces his intriguing creative journey and our collaborative process. What does an Egyptian perspective and tarot cards have to do with it? Discover how the book came into being and the meanings the story holds.