Cicada

This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

WINNER OF THE CBCA PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019

Cicada work in tall building.

Data entry clerk. Seventeen year.

No sick day. No mistake.

Tok Tok Tok!

Cicada works in an office, dutifully toiling day after day for unappreciative bosses and being bullied by his coworkers. But one day, cicada goes to the roof of the building, and something truly extraordinary happens ...

A story for anyone who has ever felt unappreciated, overlooked or overworked, from Australia's most acclaimed picture book creator. This is Shaun Tan's first author-illustrator book in five years, and his most important and moving fable since The Arrival.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780734421968
Published: February 2023

Number of pages: 32
Width: 214 mm
Height: 278 mm
Depth: 5 mm

Publisher: Hachette Australia