Byobu by Ida Vitale.Scene from an Impending Marriage: A Prenuptial Memoir by Adrian Tomine is a collection of comics covering the planning stages of Tomine’s marriage. Translated from the Korean by Deborah Smith and Emily Yae Won. Translated from the Bengali by Arunava Sinha Translated from the Korean by Chi-Young Kim It is fun.īuy Scenes from an Impending Marriage: A Prenuptial Memoir from I do not do that while watching a funny film or reading a funny book, however I did while reading this one. It is about having found that someone and planning a wedding with her or him. This book is nothing like his other works, which are more angst ridden and talk about the search for someone.
From the problem of who to invite to the DJ playlist to the caterers, wedding invitations and about the favour present (which coincidentally was the comic that lead to this book), this book almost covers all aspects of marriage, in a funny manner. It is funny and emotional at the same time and you need that dose once in a while to make you smile. I could not help but smile throughout the book. I could not relate to the book as of course I am not getting married anytime soon, however it is a great read even for the single ones. It is barely a 54-page book and can be read in 20 minutes.
It is an account of the events leading to the wedding day as experienced by both – the bride and the bridegroom together. The book is everything about planning a wedding and feeling strange and weird and exasperated about it. So it was a pleasant experience to read his very short graphic book, “Scenes from an Impending Marriage: A Prenuptial Memoir”, tracing the trials up to his wedding day. From the drawings to the story, nothing seems out of place for the reader. From Shortcomings to Optic Nerve (his graphic magazine so to say) to Summer Blonde, I have read most of his graphic fiction and I can say without doubt that he is very good at his craft. I am a great fan of Adrian Tomine’s works. Title: Scenes from an Impending Marriage: A Prenuptial Memoir
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