The Arrival [Paperback]

Tan's lovingly laid out and masterfully rendered tale about the immigrant experience is a documentary magically told. -- Art Spiegelman, author ofMaus

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 finds himself in a bewildering city of unfamiliar customs, peculiar animals, curious floating objects, and indecipherable languages. He is helped along the way by sympathetic strangers, each carrying their own unspoken history: stories of struggle and survival in a world of incomprehensible violence, upheaval, and hope.

Told as a series of extraordinary wordless images,The Arrivalis a modern classic sure to resonate with readers of all ages.

Praise forThe Arrival:

An absolute wonder. -- Marjane Satrapi, author ofPersepolis

A magical river of strangers and their stories! -- Craig Thompson, author ofBlankets

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. -- Jeff Smith, author ofBone

Shaun Tan's artwork creates a fantastical, hauntingly familiar atmosphere... Strange, moving, and beautiful. -- Jon J. Muth, Caldecott Medal-winning author ofZen Shorts

Bravo. -- Brian Selznick, Caldecott Medal-winning author ofThe Invention of Hugo Cabret

Magnificent. -- David Small, Caldecott Medalist

Astonishing. --The Washington Post

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