The arrival shaun tan full book5/9/2023 ![]() ![]() It may be for historical, cultural, social, institutional, or economic reasons-but not artistic ones. I do believe that certain art forms have found themselves stuck with certain preconceptions for no good artistic reason. Do you feel as if this label constrains your work, or do you readily identify with it? Do you think we perhaps underestimate the power of children’s literature and its related forms, such as picture books, to explore difficult subject matters? Nonetheless, it is marketed as a children’s book. The Arrival tackles incredibly complex themes of migration, displacement, the comfort of familiarity (and the wonder and fear experienced without it), the desire to belong, and the will to survive. In this Q&A, we discuss the extensive process Shaun Tan went through to create such a masterful, heart-filled story. Wordless, The Arrival relies solely on the strength of its images to show how our anxieties, dreams, and capacity for resilience tie us all together, regardless of language or location. ![]() Shaun Tan’s critically acclaimed and award-winning graphic novel The Arrivalis a visually stunning and emotionally visceral tale of finding a new home in a foreign place. ![]()
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