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A man leaves his wife and child in an impoverished town, seeking better prospects in an unknown country on the other side of a vast ocean. He eventually finds himself in a bewildering city of foreign customs, peculiar animals, curious floating objects and indecipherable languages.
The Arrival is a wordless graphic novel written by Shaun Tan and published by Hodder Children's Books in 2006. The book is 128 pages long and divided into six chapters; it is composed of small, medium, and large panels, and often features pages of full artwork.
Oct 1, 2007 · "The Arrival" is a genre-connecting hardback picture book that took Shaun Tan four years to create based on narratives of immigrants coming to the U.S., combined with visual references he studied from antique post cards, historical photographs and even paintings and etchings by earlier artists.
Oct 12, 2007 · 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.
Jul 2, 2022 · "The Arrival" is a genre-connecting hardback picture book that took Shaun Tan four years to create based on narratives of immigrants coming to the U.S., combined with visual references he studied from antique post cards, historical photographs and even paintings and etchings by earlier artists.
- Shaun Tan
Oct 1, 2007 · — 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."
The Arrival. Shaun Tan. Lothian Books, 2014 - Children's stories - 128 pages. What drives so many to leave everything behind and journey alone to a mysterious country, a place without family or...
Oct 12, 2006 · "The Arrival" is a genre-connecting hardback picture book that took Shaun Tan four years to create based on narratives of immigrants coming to the U.S., combined with visual references he studied from antique post cards, historical photographs and even paintings and etchings by earlier artists.
The Arrival. Hardcover – 15 Nov. 2007. by Shaun Tan (Author) 2,238. Teachers' pick for school years 1–9. See all formats and editions. 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.
- Shaun Tan
The Arrival. Shaun Tan. Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007 - Juvenile Fiction - 128 pages. A truly remarkable work of art that is already one of the most talked-about books of the season. "Tan's...
