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Tales from the Inner City
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See moreA stunning companion to Tales from Outer Suburbia, this collection of illustrated short stories is sure to delight Shaun Tan fans of all ages.
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Where can we live if not in each other's shadow?
World-renowned artist Shaun Tan applies his unique imagination to a reflection on the nature of humans and animals, and our urban coexistence. From crocodile to frog, tiger to bee, this is a dark and surreal exploration of the perennial love and destruction we feel and inflict—of how animals can save us, and how our lives are forever entwined, for better or for worse.
Tales from the Inner City is a masterful work, bearing all of Shaun Tan's trademark wit and poignancy in both its prose and exquisite illustrations.
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Shaun Tan's Tales from the Inner City is praised for its collection of stories that remind readers of the human-like qualities of animals. Accompanied by Tan's exquisite illustrations, the book blends sadness, humour, and a touch of the unsettling, making it a profound experience suitable for readers of almost any age.
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ISBN: 9781760523534
Publisher: A&U Children's
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 26 September 2018
Country: Australia
Imprint: A&U Children
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 185.0mm
Height: 240.0mm
Weight: 965g
Pages: 224
About the Author
Shaun Tan grew up in Perth, Western Australia, and currently works as an artist, writer and film-maker in Melbourne. He began creating images for science fiction stories in small-press magazines as a teenager, and has since become best known for illustrated books that deal with social, political and historical subjects through dream-like imagery. The Rabbits, The Red Tree, The Lost Thing, Tales from Outer Suburbia, The Arrival, Rules of Summer and The Singing Bones have been enjoyed by readers of all ages, locally and internationally. Shaun has also worked as a theatre designer, a concept artist for Pixar and Blue Sky Studios, and won an Academy Award for the short film adaptation of The Lost Thing. In 2011 he received the prestigious Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award in Sweden, in recognition of his services to literature for young people.
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