The release date for the English version of 'The Arrival' by
Shaun Tan is Oct 2007. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
A father bids his wife and daughter farewell with a tearful kiss before boarding a steamer to go across the seas. He's leaving home to start a brighter future for his family, which is the most difficult yet necessary trip of his life.
Through a unique creative effort, Shaun Tan conjures common characteristics of the experience of being an immigrant. He does this with captivating pictures that are amazingly clear. The novel also omits them since the main character is incapable of verbal communication. But much as the reader feels the protagonist's loneliness, he also shares his greatest happiness.