From Outsider to Outsiders

The paper provides a short overview of the current state of original Slovak literary works with the theme of migration and the interpretation of selected works of Shaun Tan available in Slovak translation, addressing the discussed issues from various perspectives of inner outsiderness. Migration is a topic that regularly appears in political and educational debates across European countries, and the Slovak Republic, which belongs to culturally homogeneous countries, is no exception. This could be the reason why Slovak citizens find it more difficult to accept the arrival of new cultures and nationalities. One of the ways to adapt (Slovak) children to a multicultural environment and help them understand the feelings of their new (immigrant) classmates could be to read fiction stories with such themes. Through “books as windows”, the child reader reshapes his or her mental representation of the world, which can result in being more open to new cultures.