David Cadji Newby is the author of
The Little Boy Who Lost His Name and
The Little Girl Who Lost Her Name. One of his
top ten quests in children’s books, as shared at the
Guardian:
The Lost Thing by Shaun Tan
This book is a quest for the “Lost Thing” to find a place where it belongs. But perhaps even more, it is also a quest for meaning on the part of the reader. Ultimately it’s an allegory for conformity, and its dangers (I think), though since the point of the book is that we shouldn’t pigeonhole, looking for a definite meaning feels contrary to its spirit. So I suggest you just do what I did, and enjoy it. A lot.
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another entry on his list.
My Book, The Movie: The Lost Thing.
--Marshal Zeringue
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