Shaun Tan. Award Laureate 2011 1
“Shaun Tan is a masterly visual storyteller, poin
ting the way ahead to new possibilities for picture books. His pictorial worlds constitute a separate universe where nothing is selfevident and anything is possible. Memories of childhood and adolescence are fixed reference points, but the pictorial narrative is universal and touches everyone, regardless of age. Behind a wealth of minutely detailed pictures, where civilization is criticized and history depicted through symbolism, there is a palpable warmth. People are always present, and Shaun Tan portrays both our searching and our alienation. He combines brilliant, magical narrative skill with deep humanism.” Jury Citation www.alma.se The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award Swedish Arts Council | P.O. Box 27215 | 102 53 Stockholm | Visit: Borgvägen 1–5, Stockholm, Sweden Phone +46 (0)8 519 264 00 | Fax +46 (0)8 519 264 99 | E-mail literatureaward@alma.se | Website www.alma.se