Beautiful Solitude (Chinese: 又寂寞又美好, which literally means "Lonely and Wonderful,") is a picture book, authored and illustrated by Jimmy Liao, completed in 2003.

Beautiful Solitude
AuthorJimmy Liao
Original title又寂寞又美好
IllustratorJimmy Liao
CountryTaiwan
LanguageChinese
GenreChildren's literature
Publication date
2003
ISBN978-9867600295

The book was created when Jimmy Liao was diagnosed with leukemia. That time was marked by feelings of gloom, and during his cancer treatment, he lived alone: both enjoying and enduring the accompanying loneliness. At that time, Jimmy used pictures as an outlet and a source for hope. Throughout the picture book, Jimmy uses dark colors and a monotone drawing style to help demonstrate his feelings of solitude and wonder. The language in the book is simple, but touching.[1]

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  1. ^ "又寂寞,又美好 - 几米漫画绘本 - 幾米 - 在线阅读 - 卡努努". Kanunu.org. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2012-08-08.