The Arrival
What drives so many to leave everything behind and journey to a mysterious country; a place without family or friends, where everything is nameless and the future is unknown? This silent graphic novel is the story of every migrant, every refugee, every displaced person, and a tri... read full description below.
Quick Reference
| ISBN |
9780734406941 |
| Published |
12 October 2006 by Hachette |
| Format |
Hardback, illustrated edition |
| Author(s) |
By Tan, Shaun |
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Full details for this title
| Interest Age |
6-9 years |
| Reading Age |
6-9 years |
| Library of Congress |
Immigrants, Stories without words |
| NBS Text |
Picture Books |
| ONIX Text |
Children/juvenile |
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| Number of Pages |
128 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 243mm
Height: 316mm
Spine: 15mm |
| Weight |
920g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.914 |
| Catalogue Code |
17959 |
Description of this Book
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 A magical river of strangers and their stories! -- Craig Thompson, author of Blankets Magnificent. -- David Small, Caldecott Medalist In a heartbreaking parting, a man gives his wife and daughter a last kiss and boards a steamship to cross the ocean. He's embarking on the most painful yet important journey of his life - he's leaving home to build a better future for his family. Shaun Tan evokes universal aspects of an immigrant's experience through a singular work of the imagination. He does so using brilliantly clear and mesmerizing images. Because the main character can't communicate in words, the book forgoes them too. But while the reader experiences the main character's isolation, he also shares his ultimate joy.
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Awards & Reviews
| Awards |
Shortlisted for Queensland Premier's Literary Awards: Best Young Adult Book 2007.
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| NZ Review |
Bologna Ragazzi Award 2007 Special Mention, Fiction White Ravens 2007 (IBBY -International Board on Books for Young people) Special Mention 2007 Aurealis Awards, Australia Winner, Young Adult Short Story Nominated for the IBBY Honour List 2010 Shortlisted for 2009 German Youth Literature Awards (he won this award for TALES FROM OUTER SUBURBIA published by A&U)<B |
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Author's Bio
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).
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