Tales from Outer Suburbia
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Book Description
Breathtakingly illustrated and hauntingly written, Tales from Outer Suburbia is by turns hilarious and poignant, perceptive and goofy. Through a series of captivating and sophisticated illustrated stories, Tan explores the precious strangeness of our existence. He gives us a portrait of modern suburban existence filtered through a wickedly Monty Pythonesque lens. Whether it's discovering t... More
Book Information
Publisher | Mcclelland & Stewart Ltd |
Binding | Hardcover (4 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 96 |
ISBN-10 | 0771084021 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0771084027 |
Publication Date | 10/28/2008 |
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5/14/2010 Hwei Lim said:
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read
Shaun Tan is not only an extremely skilled artist. He is also a wonderful storyteller. The stories here are stories of normal people encountering amazing or just slightly strange things.. Some of them are simply descriptions of those odd moments, with open endings and meanings. You are left to wonde... more
tags: I recommend, Inspired me, I read
3/15/2009 Andy J Smith said:
tags: I recommend, I read
To me this book is superior to the more acclaimed 'The Arrival'. A series of short illustrated stories all with a bit different of a visual style and often entirely different medium used. Similar in feel to 'The Mysteries of Harris Burdick' but with more of a narrative to each individual story. Just... more
tags: I recommend, I read
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