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The Arrival

The Arrival

by Shaun Tan
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About this book

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.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780439895293
ISBN10 0439895294
Series/Work OL5934430W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages 128
Language ENG
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

Subjects

Alienation (Social psychology) Cartoons and comics Child and youth fiction Children's fiction Comic books, strips Comic books, strips, etc. Cuentos sin palabras Emigración e inmigración Emigration and immigration Emigration and immigration, fiction Ficción juvenil Fiction Graphic novels Imaginary places Imaginary Voyages Immigrants Immigration and emigration Inmigrantes Juvenile fiction New York Times reviewed

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