Adrijan Tomine - Nedostaci

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s velikim zadovoljstvom najavljujemo novu knjigu iz naše edicije "Prvi izbor", najpoznatiji grafički roman izuzetnog Adrijana Tominea, pod naslovom NEDOSTACI. Prethodno serijalizovani u Tomineovom fanzinu Optic Nerve, Nedostaci ("Shortcomings") su premijerno objavljeni u obliku knjige 2009, uz brojna priznanja za najbolji grafički roman te godine. 

Knjigu očekujemo iz štampe za početkom decembra 2018.

O delu:

One of the most masterful cartoonists of his generation, 32-year-old Adrian Tomine's [Shortcomings] centers on Asian-American protagonist Ben Tanaka, a lonely, socially constricted man, longing to make a connection and spinning in the purgatory between youth and adulthood... equal parts poignant, hilarious, and sad. - Village Voice

His panels are exceptionally easy to read, combining the precision of line drawings with the gentle pacing of art-house film. The facial expressions and gestures are subtle, and they stand out against the storefronts of Berkeley and Brooklyn, N.Y., which he renders with uncanny fidelity, down to the old light fixtures of Chinese restaurants that have since been remodeled. His dialogue is sharp and true whether he’s portraying a squabble in a dive bar or the negotiations that precede a kiss. - Salon

Tomine accomplishes in one panel of this graphic novel what so many writers have failed to do in entire books. In crisp spare lines, he captures in all its excruciating, disappointing absurdity a single moment and makes from it our world. - Junot Diaz, Publishers Weekly

Tomine's genius is to strip his medium of every possible type of grandiosity or indulgence, and the result is that life itself floods in. His mise-en-scene rivals Eric Rohmer's in its gentle precision, and his mastery of narrative time suggests Alice Munro. Shortcomings, as near as he'd get to a grand statement, is as deceptively relaxed and perfect as a comic book gets. - Jonathan Lethem, author of Fortress of Solitude

[Shortcomings’] stark, unfussy artwork allows plenty of room for exploring the story's complex themes of racial and sexual politics, gender roles, artistic ambition and distance vs. intimacy. - Bookpage

Tehnički podaci:

NEDOSTACI

"Prvi izbor"

Strana: 112

Format: B5

Štampa: crno-belo

Povez: tvrdi

Cena: 1300 din