By Dr. R Sudarshan
The man who said pictures speak a thousand words was a hypocrite because he said that in words.
ARRIVAL is a novel in images, without a single written word used in all its 6 chapters over 128 pages. An immigrant struggles to settle down in a new country, while his family is insecure in his homeland. For him, it is a new birth, a new nation, a new language, and an unending chain of challenges. For others, he is a pain, a problem, an unwanted vermin in their land of birth.
And the fact that this exclusive graphic book does not need an alphabet to express the story - is a mirror of the power of art and the depth of thought.
Over half a million copies sold. Over a dozen international awards were given. Over a million words are used in appreciating the wordless volume.
On the shelf - a compelling story told in extraordinary silence.
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