Description
This candid graphic memoir traces a cartoonist’s journey from self-published mini-comics and childhood ambitions to the uneasy realities of a celebrated career. Through a series of sharply observed autobiographical episodes, it explores artistic ambition, fame, insecurity, family life, and the everyday humiliations that persist even after professional success. Wry, self-deprecating, and deeply honest, the book challenges the polished mythology of creative achievement while acknowledging the privilege and persistence that make an artistic life possible. The result is a funny, incisive, and revealing portrait of the person behind the public success.
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hardcover
Drawn and Quarterly
Published Jul 21, 2020
168 pages
ISBN: 9781770463950
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Details
First Published
2020
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist by Adrian Tomine.