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Paperback. Pub Date :2012-01-05 Pages: 32 Language: English Publisher: Hodder Chiildrens Books Young Tristan. a curious boy who rescues all sorts of objects from the rubbish dump. finds an old Viewmaster in its elaborate box. complete with a set of disks. He finds that these represent the ages of humankind. seen as a cyclical structure in which patterns of growth and decay are repeated. Tristan becomes more and more drawn in to the world of the disks. and eventually disappears. The book is full of metaphors and symbols of seeing and watching. circularity and never-endingness. in a complex. fantastical tale. which was Shaun Tans first picture book.
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Young Tristan, a curious boy who rescues all sorts of objects from the rubbish dump, finds an old Viewmaster in its elaborate box, complete with a set of disks. He finds that these represent the ages of humankind, seen as a cyclical structure in which patterns of growth and decay are repeated. Tristan becomes more and more drawn in to the world of the disks, and eventually disappears. The book is full of metaphors and symbols of seeing and watching, circularity and never-endingness, in a complex, fantastical tale, which was Shaun Tan's first picture book.
Inside, the box was crammed with treasures, each more intriguing than the last ... his eyes glistened with delight at the promise these wonders held ...
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- PublisherHodder Children's Books
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 0734411898
- ISBN 13 9780734411891
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorTan Shaun
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. THE VIEWER tells the peculiar story of a boy whose obsession with curious artefacts leads him to discover an strange box at a dump site. It proves to be an ancient chest full of optical devices, one of which captures his interest; an intricately mechanical object which carries disks of images; scenes of destruction, violence and the collapse of civilisations throughout time. The boy is afraid, but also cannot help but look into the machine time and time again as the images shift and change Young Tristan, a curious boy who rescues all sorts of objects from the rubbish dump, finds an old Viewmaster in its elaborate box, complete with a set of disks. He finds that these represent the ages of humankind, seen as a cyclical structure in which patterns of growth and decay are repeated. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780734411891
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