Shaun Tan
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born
January 01, 1974
gender
male
place of birth
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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genre
Comics & Graphic Novels, Young Adult, Children's Books
about this author
Shaun Tan (born 1974) is the illustrator and author of award-winning children's books. After freelancing for some years from a studio at Mt. Lawley, Tan relocated to Melbourne, Victoria in 2007. Tan was the Illustrator in Residence at the University of Melbourne's Department of Language Literacy and Arts Education for two weeks through an annual Fellowship offered by the May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust.
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The Arrival by Shaun Tan avg rating 4.49 — 1,887 ratings — published 2006 6 editions |
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Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan avg rating 4.33 — 404 ratings — published 2008 5 editions |
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Pretty Monsters: Stories by Kelly Link, Shaun Tan avg rating 3.98 — 481 ratings — published 2008 2 editions |
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The Red Tree by Shaun Tan avg rating 4.68 — 305 ratings — published 2000 7 editions |
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The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan avg rating 4.24 — 181 ratings — published 2000 6 editions |
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The Rabbits by John Marsden, Shaun Tan avg rating 4.16 — 172 ratings — published 1998 5 editions |
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The Viewer by Gary Crew, Shaun Tan avg rating 3.65 — 34 ratings — published 2003 2 editions |
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Memorial by Gary Crew, Shaun Tan avg rating 3.95 — 19 ratings — published 1999 3 editions |
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The Haunted Playground by Shaun Tan avg rating 2.38 — 13 ratings — published 2007 2 editions |
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Trapped by James Moloney, Shaun Tan avg rating 3.25 — 12 ratings — published 2007 2 editions |
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Growing Up Asian in Australia by Alice Pung , Shaun Tan, Jenny Kee, Annette Shun Wah, Anh Do, Khoa Do, John So, Simone Lazaroo more... avg rating 3.50 — 6 ratings — published 2008 |
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The Deadly Doll by J. Burke, Shaun Tan avg rating 2.71 — 7 ratings — published 2000 4 editions |
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Flinch by Shaun Tan, Justin Randall, Ray Fawkes, Tom Taylor, James Barclay (Goodreads author) , Terry Dowling, Colin Wilson, Chris Bones more... avg rating 4.50 — 2 ratings — published 2009 |
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Character Sketches Anthology 2007 by Shaun Tan, Chris Burns, Justin Randall avg rating 3.00 — 1 rating — published 2007 |
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Contes de la banlieue lointaine by Shaun Tan avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2009 |
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"It's funny how these days, when every household has its own inter-continental ballistic missile, you hardly even think about them. . . . A lot of us, though, have started painting the missiles different colors, even decorating them with our own designs, like butterflies or stenciled flowers. They take up so much space in the backyard, they might as well look nice, and the government leaflets don't say that you have to use the paint they supply."
— Shaun Tan (Tales from Outer Suburbia)
— Shaun Tan (Tales from Outer Suburbia)
topics mentioning this author
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| Children's Books: Children's Book Council of Australia 2009 Awards Shortlists Announced | 3 | 37 | Mar 31, 2009 08:45AM | |
| Children's Books: Children's Book Council of Australia Awards Announcement | 1 | 11 | Aug 20, 2009 08:34PM | |
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