Pourquoi tant d'hommes et de femmes sont-ils conduits à tout laisser derrière eux pour partir, seuls, vers un pays mystérieux, un endroit sans famille ni amis, où tout est inconnu et l'avenir incertain ? Cette bande dessinée silencieuse est l'histoire de tous les immigrés, tous les réfugies, tous les exilés, et un hommage à ceux qui ont fait le voyage... -- David Small, Caldecott Medalist in a heartbreaking parting gives his wife and daughter a last kiss and boards a steamship to cross the ocean. He's embarking on the most painful yet important journey of his life- he's leaving home to build a better future for his family. Shaun Tan evokes universal aspects of an immigrant's experience through a singular work of the imagination. He does so using brilliantly clear and mesmerizing images. Because the main character can't communicate in words, the book forgoes them too. But while the reader experiences the main character's isolation, he also shares his ultimate joy.

Publication Year: 2007