THE ARRIVAL

Beautifully illustrated silent graphic novel. Highly recommended for anyone who's into Visual narratives . It has a vintage old look ( wrinkleed pages, stains, stretched leather) that gives a feeling of owning a piece of a world that was in the past yet the narrative is beyond its time. Your pre conceived notions on immigration will have a different perspective. The nature of it being a silent graphic novel, gives the readers an experience of being in an unsettling, unfamiliar, and strange place and struggling to communicate without the aid of any language.

What is life if we cant experience art of this much quality at least once? Then we suddenly understand yes, these beautiful art moments make life worth living it. The story depicted in this book tries to define a life that has seen and met other lives which went through misery, hardships, poverty and even downright horror, but what makes those lives still worth living for... What an artist Shaun tan is, while giving the account of few of those lives, he takes you through the immigration history, being a newcomer in a place full of strange cultures, humanity, friendship, companionship, family but ultimately our own isolation, day to day adventures and simple joys of life. And all this achieved not even using one word but with breathtaking illustrations. Don't miss this book. Cant stop reading all over again many times.

It's the highest quality for a paperback. The book is gorgeous. Absolutely worth the money. Easy replacements available too.

the experience of the book took me back to the era of silent movies, a spectacular piece of art and storytelling.

this book is comforting to the eyes after a long day of working (or studying).

This is something different, unimaginable. Anyone on earth can read this novel.

Just awesome

A story for any age, any language, and any reading level. Amazing!!

I first saw this book as part of an exhibit at the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, NY. I'm not really sure why it was there - it was sitting on a bench in one of the galleries. I leafed through it briefly - the illustrations are so beautiful that I bought two - one for me, one as a gift. It's possible to just thumb through the book and appreciate the illustrations - but it's definitely worthwhile to start at the beginning and follow the story. I may buy more to give as gifts in the future.

Fantastic graphics. Wonderful story.

It was more a experience than a book. There are no words but somehow you can read the thoughts and feelings. A great book about immigrating.

Ich setze dieses Buch in Fremdsprachenunterricht ein und es funktioniert sehr gut und öffnet den Raum für Austausch unter der Lerngruppe.