![]() It's not all bleak though it has a wild and surprising ending, with the cicada having the last laugh. ![]() No mistake./ Tok Tok Tok!" It's a timely book, given its theme of worker exploitation, and as such is perhaps best suited to readers aged six and up, for whom it could be a starting point for discussing human rights. ![]() The latest from the Australian author Shaun Tan, who won an Academy award for the 2011 film adaptation of his picture book The Lost Thing, Cicada (Hachette Children's, £14.99) is an unusual picture book with an almost entirely grey palette (apart from the green of the insect), and it features a distinct rhythm: "Cicada work in tall building. Shaun Tan (born 1974) is an Australian artist, writer and film maker. Read more of work, all culminating in escape to a forest world of extraordinary lushness.Ī different kind of worker comes in the form of Cicada, an unhappy data-entry clerk abused by his human bosses and co-workers. When can the future offer him? The story's stark simplicity overlays great depths, exploring themes of acceptance, self-worth and meaningfulness. Cicada toils in a cold grey office: he's segregated, dismissed and ignored despite his diligence.and after putting in years of thankless work, he is packed off without a pension. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. The cicada is a very lonely and sad character who is totally ostracized by the humans in his office and in society in general. Cicada by Shaun Tan is another picture book for older readers. Read reviews and buy Cicada - by Shaun Tan (Hardcover) at Target. ![]()
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