Shortcomings
Adrian Tomine
(Author)
Description
Now a major motion picture directed by Randall Park
Adrian Tomine's beloved New York Times Notable book was adapted into a major motion picture. With the screenplay written by the cartoonist, Shortcomings debuted at Sundance and appeared at the Tribeca Festival, both to great acclaim. Ben Tanaka has problems. In addition to being rampantly critical, sarcastic, and insensitive, his long-term relationship is awash in turmoil. His girlfriend, Miko Hayashi, suspects that Ben has a wandering eye, and more to the point, it's wandering in the direction of white women. This accusation (and its various implications) becomes the subject of heated, spiralling debate, setting in motion a story that pits California against New York, devotion against desire, and trust against truth.Product Details
Price
$22.95
$21.34
Publisher
Drawn & Quarterly
Publish Date
April 28, 2009
Pages
104
Dimensions
6.3 X 9.2 X 0.5 inches | 0.6 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781897299753
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About the Author
Adrian Tomine was born in 1974 in Sacramento, California. He began self-publishing his comic book series Optic Nerve when he was sixteen, and in 1994 he received an offer to publish from Drawn & Quarterly. His comics have been anthologized in publications such as McSweeney's, Best American Comics, and Best American Nonrequired Reading. Both his graphic novel Shortcomings and his memoir The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist were named New York Times Notable Books of the year. Since 1999, Tomine has been a regular contributor to The New Yorker. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughters.
Reviews
"Meticulously observed . . . Pitch-perfect and succinct. [Tomine] is an invisible reporter, a scientist of the heart." --The New York Times Book Review
"Exploring race, adulthood, and ambition with exquisitely tuned humor and poignancy, Shortcomings is a graphic narrative as piercingly realistic as any prose fiction. A" --Entertainment Weekly "Shortcomings is Tomine's richest and most rewarding read, packed with the most human characters he has ever created." --Star-Tribune (Minneapolis) "One of the most masterful cartoonists of his generation . . . [Shortcomings is] equal parts poignant, hilarious, and sad." --The Village Voice
