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Poignant and chilling, this allegory is an astonishing, powerful, and timely story about refugees, xenophobia, racism, multiculturalism, social politics, and human rights. When the people of an island find a man sitting on their shore, they immediately reject him because he is different. Fearful to the point of delusional paranoia, the islanders lock him in a goat pen, refuse him work, and feed him scraps they would normally feed a pig. As their fears progress into hatred, they force him into the sea. The charcoal illustrations complement the sparse and beautifully understated narrative.
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Armin Greder is an art instructor and a former graphic designer. He is the award-winning illustrator of Danny in the Toolbox, An Ordinary Day, Princess and the Perfect Dish, and Uncle David.
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This is a bleak, dark, sad book and a useful prompt for discussion. Books for Keeps
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- PublisherAllen & Unwin
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 1741752663
- ISBN 13 9781741752663
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorGreder Armin
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