Tales from outer suburbia

Author

Shaun Tan

Call Number

• J TAN (OSH)

Edition

1st American ed.

Publication Information

New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, 2009, c2008.

Physical Description

92 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.

Summary

Fifteen illustrated short stories, some humorous and some haunting, set in the Australian suburbs.

Notes

"Published by Arthur A. Levine Books ... by arrangement with Allen & Unwin Pty Ltd."--P. [2].

Contents

• The water buffalo
• No other country
• Eric
• Broken toys
• The amnesia machine
• Our expedition
• The nameless holiday
• Alert
• Night of the turtle rescue
• Make your own pet
• Stick figures
• Undertow
• Grandpa's story
• Distant rain
• Wake.