{"product_id":"shortcomings-9781897299753","title":"Shortcomings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow a major motion picture directed by Randall Park\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAdrian Tomine's beloved \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable book was adapted into a major motion picture. With the screenplay written by the cartoonist, \u003ci\u003eShortcomings\u003c\/i\u003e debuted at Sundance and appeared at the Tribeca Festival, both to great acclaim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBen Tanaka has problems. In addition to being rampantly critical, sarcastic, and insensitive, his long-term relationship is awash in turmoil. His girlfriend, Miko Hayashi, suspects that Ben has a wandering eye, and more to the point, it's wandering in the direction of white women. This accusation (and its various implications) becomes the subject of heated, spiralling debate, setting in motion a story that pits California against New York, devotion against desire, and trust against truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Tomine\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1974 in Sacramento, California. He began self-publishing his comic book series \u003ci\u003eOptic Nerve \u003c\/i\u003ewhen he was sixteen, and in 1994 he received an offer to publish from Drawn \u0026amp; Quarterly. His comics have been anthologized in publications such as \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBest American Comics\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBest American Nonrequired Reading. \u003c\/i\u003eBoth his graphic novel \u003ci\u003eShortcomings\u003c\/i\u003e and his memoir \u003ci\u003eThe Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist\u003c\/i\u003e were named \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Books of the year. Since 1999, Tomine has been a regular contributor to\u003ci\u003e The\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughters.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Drawn \u0026 Quarterly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614353330450,"sku":"9781897299753","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_25513668-8eac-4db6-97b2-3dca7382da74.jpg?v=1732440584","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/shortcomings-9781897299753","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}