Summer blonde

Author: Adrian Tomine

Color: Grey

Edition: 2

Number of Pages: 104

Publication Date: 01-08-2004

Details: The publisher about the book As sensitive as he is unsparing, 30-year-old American Adrian Tomine portrays the emotional tornness of his generation in "Summer Blond." In three melancholic stories, he offers insights into his protagonists' sometimes misguided pursuit of affection and recognition. Tomine succeeds in creating a comic with striking, naturalistic images, "as rewarding as a good contemporary novel" (Nick Hornby). In three stories, Adrian Tomine looks behind the facade of modern everyday life in "Summer Blond": He shows outsiders who, for various reasons, cannot cope with life, love, and the society around them. One time it is a woman who is threatened with ruin by the demands of the working world and her parents ("Trip nach Hawaii"), another time it is a teenager who tries to find his way between the cool high school kids, the outsiders, and his single mother ("Bombendrohung"). In the title story, an outsider must helplessly watch as his attractive neighbor effortlessly turns the young woman he pathologically adores into one of his affairs. That the stories in "Summer Blond" do not end happily becomes clear after a few pages. One waits for the big bang, but Tomine does not make it that easy for the reader. In the end, there are rather incidental scenes or situations that, despite their casualness, remain in memory and occupy the reader for a long time. Press reviews "As rewarding as a good contemporary novel." – Nick Hornby About the author and other contributors Adrian Tomine, born on May 31, 1974, published his first comics at the age of 16. In 1994, he moved his previously self-published series "Optic Nerve" to the renowned Canadian publisher Drawn & Quarterly. Since the mid-nineties, Adrian Tomine, who also found time to earn a degree in English Literature at Berkeley in addition to his comic career, has been one of the most sought-after illustrators in the USA. His illustrations not only appear in magazines such as "Rolling Stone", "The New Yorker" and "Time Magazine", but also adorn the album covers of bands such as Eels or Weezer. Tomine's comics have been translated into French, Italian and Japanese, and his latest book "Scrapbook" provides a first overview of his work, combining comics and illustrations.

EAN: 9783931377915

Languages: German

Binding: Paperback

Item Condition: Used - Like New

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