In this mind-blowingly beautiful book comprising twenty-five tales, visionary artist and writer Shaun Tan turns his attention to the relationship between humans and animals in varied urban contexts. A rhino on a motorway. An owl at the side of a hospital patient. An eagle spied at multiple international airports. Giant snails declared “indecent” by the public.
Dreamlike, mysterious and poignant, this is a book to pore over. Both words and illustrations lend themselves to multiple readings, each experience unearthing alternate interpretations, new discoveries, fresh ways of seeing the world. What a sublimely strange feat this is.
Reviewed by Joanne Owen Joanne Owen’s lifelong love of reading and writing began when she was growing up in Pembrokeshire, and very much wished that witches (and Mrs Pepperpot) were real. More reviews by Joanne Owen
About Tales from the Inner City
A collection of illustrated short stories, each one about the relationship of humans and the animals, both wild and domestic,. that share the urban environment of the inner city.
A collection of illustrated short stories, each one about the relationship of humans and the animals, both wild and domestic,. that share the urban environment of the inner city.
The pictures are worth the visit alone. - The Times (Saturday Review)
Featured in The Guardian's piece 'Shaun Tan becomes first BAME author to win Kate Greenaway medal'. -- Alison Flood - The Guardian
Featured in The Guardian's interview with Shaun Tan: 'We're not being mean to animals - but there is evil in obliviousness'. -- Sian Cain - The Guardian
When it comes to originality and genius, Tan is in a league of his own. This collection of stories and poems with an animal-in-the-city theme are intriguing, though-provoking and at times baffling, asking as many questions as they answer, and the illustrations are sublime. One for quirky teens (or adults) who love art. - The Irish Independent
[...] it will transport and haunt anyone who is fascinated by the secret spaces of a city. - The Guardian
Author
About Shaun Tan
Shaun Tan is the author and illustrator of The Lost Thing, The Red Tree and The Arrival, all of which have won numerous international awards. The Lost Thing animation recently won an Oscar for the best animated short film. The Arrival won Shaun the Bologna Ragazzi Prize and Picture Book of the Year from CBCA 2007 amongst others. Shaun's books have been widely translated. In 2001 Shaun received the 'World Fantasy Best Artist Award' for his body of work. Shaun is the winner of the 2011 Astrid Lindgren prize, the world's richest children's literature award. The award described Shaun as 'a masterly visually storyteller'.
A collection of illustrated short stories, each one about the relationship of humans and the animals, both wild and domestic,. that share the urban environment of the inner city.
Tales from the Inner City features in the following genres: Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational
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Tales from the Inner City was written by Shaun Tan and published by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
