First published in English in 2007, this amazing and powerful picture book remains absolutely a story of our time. Winner of several international awards, this picture book is by the acclaimed author-illustrator of Diamonds which was longlisted for the 2022 Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal.
In the morning the people of the island found a man sitting on the shore, where fate and the ocean currents had set him and his frail raft in the night. When he saw them coming towards him, he rose to his feet.
He was not like them.
This internationally acclaimed, award-winning picture book is astonishing, powerful and continues to be searingly relevant.
'Starkly illustrated ... brilliant and haunting...' - Julia Eccleshare, The Guardian
Winner of Die Besten Sieben 2002 (Germany) Short-listed for Focus 2008 (Australia)
Armin Greder was born in Switzerland. In 1971 he migrated to Australia where he worked as a graphic designer and later taught design and illustration at a tertiary art institution. Books he has illustrated include 2016 CBCA Picture Book of the Year, Flight, with Nadia Wheatley, and The Great Bear, An Ordinary Day and I Am Thomas, all written by Libby Gleeson. Books he has authored and illustrated include The Mediterranean, The Island, The City, Australia to Z and Diamonds. His work, in which charcoal is prominent, reflects his European background. He is the recipient of a number of international recognitions such as the Bologna Ragazzi Award and has been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Prize. He now lives in Lima, Peru, together with his companion Victoria.
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