Shaun Tan wins 2008 Golden Trophy in Angoulême

By 2nd February 2008August 21st, 2018Blog


The annual comic book (“BD”, for bande dessinee) festival in Angoulême France includes a competition for best book in various categories. This year’s Fauve D’Or winner was Shaun Tan’s atmospheric fable The Arrival (translated into French as «LA OU VONT NOS PERES»).

It is a fine example of illustration at its best, needing no words to tell a powerful and moving story of immigration, loneliness and yearning.

For more of the young Australian’s work, visit his website www.shauntan.net