The Arrival - Hardcover

The Arrival (Shaun Tan)

Hardcover. Zustand: AS NEW COPY! GRAPHIC NOVELS -The arrival: In this wordless graphic novel, a man leaves his homeland and sets off for a new country, where he must build a new life for himself and his family.Shaun TanÂ(born 15 January 1974)[1]Âis an Australian artist, writer and film maker. He won anÂAcademy AwardÂforÂThe Lost Thing, a 2011 animated short film adaptation of the 2000 picture book he wrote and illustrated. He also wrote and illustrated the booksÂThe Red TreeÂ(2001) andÂThe ArrivalÂ(2006).Born inÂFremantle, Tan grew up inÂPerth. In 2006, his wordlessÂgraphic novelÂThe ArrivalÂwon the Book of the Year prize as part of theÂNew South Wales Premier's Literary Awards.[2]ÂIt also won the 2007ÂChildren's Book Council of AustraliaÂPicture Book of the YearÂaward,[3]Âand the 2006ÂWestern Australian Premier's Book AwardsÂPremier's Prize.[4]Tan's work has been described as an "Australian vernacular" that is "at once banal and uncanny, familiar and strange, local and universal, reassuring and scary, intimate and remote,ÂguttersnipeÂandÂsprezzatura. No rhetoric, no straining for effect. Never other than itself."[5]ÂFor his career contribution to "children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense", Tan won the 2011ÂAstrid Lindgren Memorial AwardÂfrom the Swedish Arts Council, the biggest prize in children's literature.[6]Tan is a very popular artist in Australia.#090325 Elizabeth's Bookshops have been one of Australia's premier independent book dealers since 1973. Elizabeth's family-owned business operates four branches in Perth CBD, Fremantle (WA), and Newtown (NSW). All orders are dispatched within 24 hours from our Fremantle Warehouse. All items can be viewed at Elizabeth's Bookshop Warehouse, 23 Queen Victoria Street\, Fremantle WA. Artikel-Nr. 89888

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