Scenes from an Impending Marriage
A Mini-memoir
$20.28
- Hardcover
40 pages
- Release Date
1 February 2011
Summary
MAKING LIGHT OF NUPTIAL NARCISSMAt the behest of his soon-to-be wife, Adrian Tomine set out to create a wedding favor for their guests that would be funnier and more personal than the typical chocolate bars and picture frames. What started out as a simple illustrated card soon grew into a full-fledged comic book: a collection of short strips chronicling the often absurd process of getting married. A loose, cartoony departure from Tomine’s previous work, Scenes from an Impending Marriage is a sweet-natured, laugh out-loud skewering of the modern marriage process, including hiring a DJ, location scouting, trips to the salon, suit fittings, dance lessons, registering for gifts, and managing familial demands. The most personal and autobiographical work of Tomine’s career, Scenes from an Impending Marriage is a charming, delightful token of love.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781770460348 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1770460349 |
| Author: | Adrian Tomine |
| Publisher: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Imprint: | Drawn and Quarterly |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 40 |
| Release Date: | 1 February 2011 |
| Weight: | 159g |
| Dimensions: | 11mm x 134mm x 152mm |
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Critics Review
Praise for Adrian Tomine:
“[Adrian Tomine] is an emotional x-ray machine. All-seeing, all-knowing.” —Rachel Cooke, The Guardian
“One of the nation’s greatest and most versatile cartoonists.” —Scott Timberg, Salon
“Tomine may be my favorite comics artist — deft and subtle, with a bittersweet understanding of the tension between aspiration and loss.” —David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times
“Achingly human and divinely rendered.” —Kirkus
“A deft, deadpan masterpiece filled with heartache interspersed with the shock of beauty.” —Publishers Weekly Starred Review
Adrian Tomine
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.
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