Summary
Acting Class: Unmasking Reality
Every single person has something unique to them which is impossible to re-create, without exception. - John Smith, acting coach
From the acclaimed author of Sabrina, Nick Drnaso’s Acting Class creates a tapestry of disconnect, distrust, and manipulation. Ten strangers are brought together under the tutelage of John Smith, a mysterious and morally questionable leader. The group of social misfits and restless searcher…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781783788392 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1783788399 |
| Author: | Nick Drnaso |
| Publisher: | Granta Books |
| Imprint: | Granta Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 4 October 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.35kg |
| Dimensions: | 256mm x 218mm x 29mm |
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Masterfully told, artfully layered, and beautifully rendered, Acting Class shows again that Nick Drnaso is attuned to a particular American ennui and eeriness like no other artist currently at work. He is a unique talent – Kevin Barry, author of Night Boat to Tangier[A] fascinating tale… It is at once a commentary on the power of art to reshape us, and on the dangers of conforming. Acting Class is uncanny, wholly original, and deeply satisfying – Esi Edugyan, author of Washington Black
About The Author
Nick Drnaso
Nick Drnaso was born in 1989 in Palos Hills, Illinois, and now lives in Chicago. His debut, Beverly, received the LA Times Book Prize for Best Graphic Novel. His second book, Sabrina, was a New York Times Notable Book of 2018 and received nominations for the 2018 Booker Prize, the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction and the Eisner Award, among other awards. Sabrina has been published in fifteen countries. Acting Class is his third book.
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