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The Arrival

Shaun Tan

What drives so many to leave everything behind and journey alone 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 tribute to all those who have made the journey. THE ARRIVAL has become one of the most critically acclaimed books of recent years, a wordless masterpiece that describes a world beyond any familiar time or place. Sited as No 35 in The Times 100 Best Books of all time. It has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide. "An imaginative triumph. Every home should have one." - The Times "It will fascinate and occupy adults and children alike." - The Observer Shaun Tan is an internationally and critically acclaimed prize winning author/ illustrator. Amongst others, he has won the Astrid Lindgren prize, the Crichton Award, the World Fantasy Best Artist Award and was the first BAME author to win the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2020. Read more about The Arrival at www.thearrival.com.au Find out more about Shaun Tan at http://www.shauntan.net

  • Classification : Picture Books
  • Pub Date : OCT 14, 2014
  • Imprint : Hodder Children's Books
  • Page Extent : 128
  • Binding : PB
  • ISBN : 9780734415868
  • Price : INR 699
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Shaun Tan

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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