Publisher's synopsis
The internationally bestselling, iconic and multi-award-winning 128-page wordless novel about life in a new land.
Haunting, original and told entirely through exquisitely imagined black, white and sepia pictures, The Arrival is the story of one man’s encounter with life in a strange new world. It’s a timeless, universal story that will resonate with anyone, anywhere who has struggled to start again in a place that is different to the one they have always known.
Much loved around the world, The Arrival has also won numerous awards including the CBCA Book of the Year and ‘Best Album’ at the Augouleme Festival in France.
Awards
- Winner 2006 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards, Premier’s Prize
- Winner 2006 Western Australian Premier’s Book Awards, Children’s Books
- Winner 2007 New South Wales Premier’s Literary Awards, Community Relations Commission Award
- Winner 2007 Children’s Book Council of Australia Picture Book of the Year
- Winner 2008 Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Comic Book for Là où vont nos pères (French edition of The Arrival)
- Winner 2011 Peter Pan Award (Swedish translation of The Arrival)
- Nominated 2008 Hugo Award for Best Related Book
- Nominated 2008 Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist
