Poignant and chilling, this allegory is an astonishing, powerful, and timely story about refugees, xenophobia, racism, multiculturalism, social politics, and human rights.
When the people of an island find a man sitting on their shore, they immediately reject him because he is different.
Fearful to the point of delusional paranoia, the islanders lock him in a goat pen, refuse him work, and feed him scraps they would normally feed a pig.
As their fears progress into hatred, they force him into the sea.
The charcoal illustrations complement the sparse and beautifully understated narrative.
