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Nick Drnaso

American author and graphic novelist

Nick Drnaso
Born	1989 (age 34–35) 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

Nick Drnaso (/dərˈnæsoʊ/) (born 1989) is an American cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his books Beverly (2016, Drawn and Quarterly) and Sabrina (2018, Drawn and Quarterly), the latter being the first graphic novel nominated for a Man Booker Prize in 2018.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] His third book Acting Class (2022, Drawn and Quarterly) is rumored to be currently in development into a feature film directed by Ari Aster and produced by A24.^[7]

Biography

Drnaso grew up in a working-class environment.^[6] He became interested in making comics when he was in community college. After transferring to Columbia College Chicago, where he majored in illustration,^[6] Drnaso 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.^[6]

Personal life

Drnaso lives in Chicago with his wife, Sarah Leitten (also a cartoonist), and their three cats.^[6]

Awards

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

Beverly. Drawn and Quarterly. 2016. ISBN 9781770462250.
Sabrina. Drawn and Quarterly. 2018. ISBN 9781770463165.
Acting Class. Drawn and Quarterly. 2022. ISBN 9781770464926.

References

^ Cooke, Rachel (20 May 2018). "Nick Drnaso, the graphic novelist behind the 'masterpiece' Sabrina". The Guardian.
^ ^a ^b "Nick Drnaso interview | The Man Booker Prizes". Man Booker Prize.com. January 2023.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Max, D. T. (January 14, 2019). "The Bleak Brilliance of Nick Drnaso's Graphic Novels". The New Yorker – via www.newyorker.com.
^ Ruimy, Jordan (March 29, 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. 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
^ "From 'Everything Under' To 'Overstory': The 2018 Man Booker Prize Shortlist". NPR. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ "Awards: Orwell Shortlists". Shelf Awareness. 2019-06-11. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
^ "Announcing the 2023 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists". PEN America. 2023-02-15. Archived from the original on 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2023-02-20.