Shortcomings /

Shortcomings /

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Author / Creator:	Tomine, Adrian, 1974-
Imprint:	Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2007.
Description:	108 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Graphic novels. Comic books, strips, etc. Comic books, strips, etc. Graphic novels. Graphic novels. Graphic novels.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6551095

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ISBN:	9781897299166 1897299168
Notes:	Also issued online.
Summary:	A graphic novel in which Ben Tanaka tries to salvage his failing long-term relationship with Miko Hayashi, who suspects Ben is more attracted to white women, an accusation that cause their personal and political problems to reacha boiling point.
Other form:	Online version: Tomine, Adrian, 1974- Shortcomings. Montréal : Drawn & Quarterly, 2007

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Summary:	FROM THE PREEMINENT CARTOONIST OF HIS GENERATION, THE MOST ANTICIPATED GRAPHIC NOVEL OF 2007 Shortcomings , Adrian Tomine's first long-form graphic novel, is the story of Ben Tanaka, a confused, obsessive Japanese American male in his late twenties, and his cross-country search for contentment (or at least the perfect girl). Along the way, Tomine tackles modern culture, sexual mores, and racial politics with brutal honesty and lacerating, irreverent humor, while deftly bringing to life a cast of painfully real antihero characters. A frequent contributor to The New Yorker , Tomine has acquired a cultlike fan following and has earned status as one of the most widely acclaimed cartoonists of our time. Shortcomings was serialized in Tomine's iconic comic book series Optic Nerve and was excerpted in McSweeney's Quarterly Concern #13 .
Physical Description:	108 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:	9781897299166 1897299168