The Metamorphosis: Graphic Novel
The Metamorphosis: Graphic Novel
By Franz Kafka
Adapted by Peter Kuper
“Kafka’s stoic Euro-alienation meets and merges with Kuper’s thoroughly American rock and roll alienation.”—Jules Feiffer
“The ride from book to comic can be bumpy. Mr. Kuper navigates the transition with precision.”—New York Times
“Kafka’s anguished archetypal characters are easily rendered into visual equivalents and given new life in Kuper’s raw, expressionistic graphic style.”—Publishers Weekly
Acclaimed graphic artist Peter Kuper presents a brilliant, darkly comic reimagining of Kafka’s classic tale of family, alienation, and a giant bug. Kuper’s electric drawings—which merge American cartooning with German expressionism—bring Kafka’s prose to vivid life, reviving the original story’s humor and poignancy in a way that will surprise and delight readers of Kafka and graphic novels alike.
Paperback
88 pages
Crown, 2004
Originally published in 1915
6.1 x 0.5 x 9.4 inches
ISBN 9781400052998
Graphic Novel