Nick Drnaso (/dərˈnæsoʊ/) is an American cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his books Beverly (2016) and Sabrina (2018). Sabrina is the first graphic novel ever nominated for a Man Booker Prize, in 2018. His third book is Acting Class (2022).
| Nick Drnaso | |
|---|---|
| Born | Palos Hills, Illinois, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Graphic novelist |
| Awards | Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel, 2016 Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for First Comic Book, 2018 |
Early life and education
editNick Drnaso grew up in a working-class environment.[1]
He became interested in making comics when he was in community college. He then attended Columbia College Chicago, where he majored in illustration.[1]
Career
editDrnaso was mentored by cartoonist Ivan Brunetti.[2] Early influences on Drnaso included Robert Crumb and the filmmaker Todd Solondz. Later influences included Julie Doucet and Henry Darger.[1]
His first graphic novel was Beverly, published by Drawn and Quarterly in 2016.[citation needed]
The second, Sabrina, followed in 2018. Sabrina was nominated for a Man Booker Prize, becoming the first graphic novel to be nominated for the prestigious award in its history.[3][2][4][5][6][1]
His third book is Acting Class (2022). It was reported in March 2023 that it was being developed into a feature film directed by Ari Aster and produced by A24.[7]
Personal life
editDrnaso lives in Chicago with his wife, Sarah Leitten (also a cartoonist), and their three cats.[1]
Awards
edit- 2012 (nomination) Ignantz Award for Outstanding Story for “Keith or Steve”, Mome #22
- 2014 (nomination) Ignatz Award for Outstanding Story for "The Grassy Knoll"
- 2016
- (nomination) Ignatz Award for Outstanding Anthology or Collection for Beverly
- Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Graphic Novel for Beverly[8]
- 2018
- (longlist) Booker Prize for Sabrina[9]
- Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for First Comic Book for Beverly
- 2019
- (shortlist) Orwell Prize for Sabrina|[10]
- (finalist) Young Lions Fiction Award for Sabrina
- 2023 (finalist) PEN/Jean Stein Book Award for Acting Class[11]
Bibliography
edit- Beverly. Drawn and Quarterly. 2016. ISBN 9781770462250.
- Sabrina. Drawn and Quarterly. 2018. ISBN 9781770463165.
- Acting Class. Drawn and Quarterly. 2022. ISBN 9781770464926.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Max, D. T. (14 January 2019). "The Bleak Brilliance of Nick Drnaso's Graphic Novels". The New Yorker – via www.newyorker.com.
- ^ a b "Nick Drnaso interview | The Man Booker Prizes". Man Booker Prize.com. January 2023.
- ^ Cooke, Rachel (20 May 2018). "Nick Drnaso, the graphic novelist behind the 'masterpiece' Sabrina". The Guardian.
- ^ McGurk, Stuart (18 June 2019). "Why Nick Drnaso's Sabrina is a masterpiece". GQ Magazine.
- ^ "Sabrina by Nick Drnaso: The first-ever graphic novel in the running for Man Booker Prize 2018". Hindustan Times. 6 October 2018.
- ^ Riesman, Abraham (25 July 2018). "Nick Drnaso on Sabrina, the First Comic to Make the Man Booker Prize Long List". Vulture.com.
- ^ Ruimy, Jordan (29 March 2023). "Ari Aster's 'Acting Class' in Development, Emma Stone and Joaquin Phoenix Rumored to Star". WorldOfReel.com.
- ^ "Awards: Los Angeles Times Winners; Chautauqua Finalists; Jackson Poetry". Shelf Awareness. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ "From 'Everything Under' To 'Overstory': The 2018 Man Booker Prize Shortlist". NPR. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Awards: Orwell Shortlists". Shelf Awareness. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists". PEN America. 15 February 2023. Archived from the original on 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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