{"product_id":"the-arrival-9780439895309","title":"The Arrival","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback, a groundbreaking, multi-award-winning modern classic from one of the world's most acclaimed artists.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tan's lovingly laid out and masterfully rendered tale about the immigrant experience is a documentary magically told.\" -- Art Spiegelman, author of \u003ci\u003eMaus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold as a series of extraordinary wordless images, \u003ci\u003eThe Arrival\u003c\/i\u003e is a modern classic sure to resonate with readers of all ages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShaun Tan is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Arrival\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTales from Outer Suburbia\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTales from the Inner City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRules of Summer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Singing Bones\u003c\/i\u003e. He received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in 2011 and won an Academy Award for the adaptation of his picture book \u003ci\u003eThe Lost Thing\u003c\/i\u003e (from \u003ci\u003eLost \u0026amp; Found: Three by Shaun Tan\u003c\/i\u003e). Shaun lives in Melbourne, Australia.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Graphix","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51276848169234,"sku":"9780439895309","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b51be512-6dfc-4199-b93f-5ece9a7c193d.jpg?v=1747142388","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-arrival-9780439895309","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}