The Arrival

Author: Shaun Tan

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  • : $40.00 AUD
  • : 9780734406941
  • : Lothian Children's Books
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  • : September 2006
  • : 316mm X 243mm
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  • : September 2006
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Description

"Tan's lovingly laid out and masterfully rendered tale about the immigrant experience is a documentary magically told." -- Art Spiegelman, author of Maus   "An absolute wonder." -- Marjane Satrapi, author of Persepolis   "A magical river of strangers and their stories " -- Craig Thompson, author of Blankets   "A shockingly imaginative graphic novel that captures the sense of adventure and wonder that surrounds a new arrival on the shores of a shining new city. Wordless, but with perfect narrative flow, Tan gives us a story filled with cityscapes worthy of Winsor McCay." -- Jeff Smith, author of Bone   "Shaun Tan's artwork creates a fantastical, hauntingly familiar atmosphere... Strange, moving, and beautiful." -- Jon J. Muth, Caldecott Medal-winning author of Zen Shorts   "Bravo." -- Brian Selznick, Caldecott Medal-winning author of The Invention of Hugo Cabret   "Magnificent." -- David Small, Caldecott Medalist

Awards

Winner of ABIA Australian Book of the Year for Older Children (8 to 14 Years) 2007 and Children's Book Council of Australia Awards: Picture Book of the Year 2007. Shortlisted for Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Best Young Adult Book 2007.

Reviews

'With this haunting, wordless sequence about a lonely emigrant in a bewildering city, Tan finds in the graphic novel format an ideal outlet for his sublime imagination few will remain unaffected by this timeless stunner.' [Publishers Weekly]

Author description

Shaun Tan was born in 1974 and grew up in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. In school he became known as the 'good drawer' which partly compensated for always being the shortest kid in every class. He graduated from the University of WA in 1995 with joint honours in Fine Arts and English Literature, and currently works full time as a freelance artist and author in Melbourne. Shaun began drawing and painting images for science fiction and horror stories in small-press magazines as a teenager, and has since become best known for illustrated books that deal with social, political and historical subjects through surreal, dream-like imagery. Books such as THE RABBIT, THE RED TREE, THE LOST THING, and the acclaimed wordless novel THE ARRIVAL, have been widely translated throughout Europe, Asia and South America, and enjoyed by readers of all ages. Shaun has also worked as a theatre designer, and worked as a concept artist for the films Horton Hears a Who and Pixar's WALL-E . His short film, The Lost Thing (based on his book), was released on DVD in November 2010 (Madman Entertainment).