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Kafkaesque: Fourteen Stories

Franz Kafka

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In Kafkaesque, Peter Kuper combines stunning artistic technique with shrewd political and social commentary for a mesmerizing interpretation of fourteen iconic Franz Kafka short stories.

Book Details

  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
  • Publish Date: May 26th, 2020
  • Pages: 160
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 9.10in - 6.20in - 0.40in - 0.80lb
  • EAN: 9780393358216
  • Categories: AdaptationsLiterary

About the Author

Kafka, Franz: - Franz Kafka (1883-1924) was one of the most important writers of the twentieth century. His major novels include The Trial, The Castle, and Amerika.
Kuper, Peter: - Peter Kuper wrote the Eisner Award-winning Ruins and critically acclaimed adaptations of Alice in Wonderland, Heart of Darkness, and Metamorphosis. He founded the political anthology World War 3 Illustrated, writes and draws Mad magazine's Spy vs. Spy, and taught Harvard University's first class dedicated to graphic novels and comics.

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Critics’ reviews

Praise for this book

A series of riffs and visual improvisations, a diverting, even daring, high-wire act.--Jules Feiffer
Kafka's work is opaque and ripe for reinterpretation, but it is Kuper's art that makes it so fresh.--Tom Tivnan "Times Literary Supplement"
The Kafkaesque humor is intact, even enhanced.--Sarah Boxer "Wall Street Journal"
Stark yet playful interpretations in the woodcut tradition of Käthe Kollwitz, Frans Masereel, and Lynd Ward.-- "Boston Globe"
Kafkaesque has the quality of being not simply an adaptation but an artistic object in its own right.--John W. W. Zeiser "Los Angeles Review of Books"
Woe to the reader who tries to skim Peter Kuper's Kafkaesque.... [Kuper's] faux woodcuts, with their explosive faces and grim chiaroscuro, cannot be easily digested--a supreme virtue.--Abraham Riesman "Vulture"