The Arrival

Shaun Tan's book answered a q i had ~ what would a abstract'd tale of immigration look like that's accessible to most cultures?

a wordless graphic novel. showing the surreal feelings of a immigrant leaving & entering a fantasy land.

author'd with the desire to build a kind of empathy in readers:
'In Australia, people don't stop to imagine what it's like for some of these refugees. They just see them as a problem once they're here, without thinking about the bigger picture. I don't expect the book to change anybody's opinion about things, but if it at least makes them pause to think, I'll feel as if I've succeeded in something.'

i got this book partially for a ex partner's family living with us who spoke broken english. found it beautiful & helpful.

love the creative layouts + illustration style + world design. felt like a mix of flipping through old photos and imagining a retro future mystic magic movie.