The arrival / Shaun Tan.
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TextPublisher: Sydney, NSW : Lothian Books, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Edition: Paperback editionDescription: 1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly colour illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780734415868 (paperback)Subject(s): Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction | Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction | Stories without words | Graphic novelsGenre/Form: Graphic novels. DDC classification: 741.5699 Summary: 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. Haunting, original and told entirely through exquisitely imagined black, white and sepia pictures, The arrival is the story of one man's encounter with life in a strange new world. It's a timeless, universal story that will resonate with anyone, anywhere who has struggled to start again in a place that is different to the one they have always known. Much loved around the world, The arrival has also won numerous awards including the CBCA Book of the Year and 'Best Album' at the Augouleme Festival in France.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Junior Fiction | JF TAN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111059010932 |
First published in Australia and New Zealand in 2006 by Hachette Australia Pty Ltd.
The end papers contain illustrations.
Graphite pencil on paper, digitally coloured.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Author was a resident of W.A.
For adolescent children.
Text and illustrations copyright © Shaun Tan 2006, 2014.
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. Haunting, original and told entirely through exquisitely imagined black, white and sepia pictures, The arrival is the story of one man's encounter with life in a strange new world. It's a timeless, universal story that will resonate with anyone, anywhere who has struggled to start again in a place that is different to the one they have always known. Much loved around the world, The arrival has also won numerous awards including the CBCA Book of the Year and 'Best Album' at the Augouleme Festival in France.
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