In a heartbreaking parting, a man gives his wife and daughter a last kiss and boards a steamship to cross the ocean. Hes embarking on the most painful yet important journey of his life- hes leaving home to build a better future for his family.Shaun Tan evokes universal aspects of an immigrants experience through a singular work of the imagination. He does so using brilliantly clear and mesmerizing images. Because the main character cant communicate in words, the book forgoes them too. But while the reader experiences the main characters isolation, he also shares his ultimate joy.
خواندن متن اصلی انگلیسی
In a heartbreaking parting, a man gives his wife and daughter a last kiss and boards a steamship to cross the ocean. Hes embarking on the most painful yet important journey of his life- hes leaving home to build a better future for his family.Shaun Tan evokes universal aspects of an immigrants experience through a singular work of the imagination. He does so using brilliantly clear and mesmerizing images. Because the main character cant communicate in words, the book forgoes them too. But while the reader experiences the main characters isolation, he also shares his ultimate joy.
شناسنامهٔ کتاب
- تعداد صفحات
- ۱۳۲
- زبان
- English
- ناشر
- Lothian Books
- شابک
- 10000000000000
جوایز
- Hugo Award Nominee for Best Related Book (2008)
- Locus Award for Best Art Book (2008)
- New South Wales Premiers Literary Award for Book of the Year & Community Relations Commission Award (2007)
- Western Australian Premiers Book Award for Overall Winner & Childrens Book (2006)
- Childrens Book Council of Australia Award for Picture Book of the Year (2007)
- Moonbeam Childrens Book Award (2007)
۸ جایزهٔ دیگر
- Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2009)
- Aurealis Award for Best Young Adult Short Story & Golden Aurealis for Best Short Story (2006)
- Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Bilderbuch (2009)
- Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Special Citation (2008)
- Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for Older Children (2007)
- Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser for Sonderpreis (2009)
- Plano Nacional de Leitura for (Portugal) (0)
- The Inky Awards Shortlist for Gold Inky (2007
