He is also, quietly, a political artist, striking from the heart against the soul-deadening forces of conformity in modern urban life, the waste-laying exploitative activities of the dehumanizing corporate world. Tan makes universal emotions tangible across cultures, species, and various storytelling formats. His vision is at once down-to-earth, profound, whimsical, and, often, humorous. Three new publications reviewed in this column demonstrate his versatility.

His productivity could intimidate other artists. His work transcends genre: despite its frequently fantastic settings and situations, the emotions that Tan portrays are universally human, even when the vehicle for them is a giant bug wearing a business suit. Recipient of many awards, including an Academy Award for the animated film The Lost Thing, Tan is an artistic polymath: he writes, draws, paints, sculpts, animates, and is comfortable telling stories by word or image, in wordless panels, children’s storybooks, text, and image-filled story collections. It’s always exciting to open a new book by Shaun Tan – you never know what you’ll see. Cover by Shaun Tan.Ĭicada, Shaun Tan ( Arthur A. | Age groups: children.Tales from the Inner City, Shaun Tan ( Arthur A. | JUVENILE FICTION / Lifestyles / City & Town Life. | JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Daily Activities. | Juvenile Fiction / Health & Daily Living / Daily Activities. | Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction. | Juvenile Fiction - Animals - Insects, Spiders, Etc. Juvenile Fiction - Lifestyles - City Life. A story for anyone who has ever felt unappreciated, overlooked or overworked, from Australia's most acclaimed picture book creator. But one day, cicada goes to the roof of the building, and something truly extraordinary happens. Tok Tok Tok! Cicada works in an office, dutifully toiling day after day for unappreciative bosses and being bullied by his coworkers. Sydney, New South Wales : Hachette Australia, 2018Ĭicada work in tall building. National edeposit: Available onsite at national, state and territory libraries

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