About Nick Drnaso
Born 1989. Nick Drnaso is an American comics artist, writer, graphic artist, draftsperson, cartoonist and comics writer.
Nick Drnaso is an American cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his books Beverly 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).
Early life and education Nick Drnaso grew up in a working-class environment.
His third book is Acting Class (2022).
Personal life Drnaso lives in Chicago with his wife, Sarah Leitten (also a cartoonist), and their three cats.
Booker Prize — Longlisted Center for Fiction First Novel Prize — Longlisted 2019 Orwell Prize Political Fiction Shortlisted 2018 Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for First Comic Book for Beverly 2019 (finalist) Young Lions Fiction Award for Sabrina 2023 (finalist) PEN/Jean Stein Book Award for Acting Class
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Who is Nick Drnaso?
comics writer and artist
When was Nick Drnaso born?
Nick Drnaso was born in 1989 in Illinois.
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Nick Drnaso is a comics artist, writer, graphic artist, draftsperson, cartoonist and comics writer.
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Nick Drnaso is American.
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