Tales from the Inner City by Shaun Tan ( signed by Author)

Tales from the Inner City is a collection of incredibly original stories, rich with feeling, strangely moving, almost numinous. And when the reader comes to the artwork, it’s like walking into an amazing room, and then throwing open a curtain to see a brilliant scene that makes you understand and appreciate everything you’ve encountered in a deeper way.

It is a powerful reflection on the nature of existence and the urban relationship we have with animals within our human world.  From the dog to the crocodile; from the tiger to the frog; world renowned artist Shaun Tan explores the perennial love and destruction we feel and inflict on our own fellow creatures.
Through twenty-five exquisitely illustrated stories, he shows how animals can save us, and how we are entwined, for better or for worse.  Each surreal story is illuminated by Shaun’s astonishing paintings and bears all of his trademark wit and poignancy, as he shines a light on this most fundamental of relationships.