The Metamorphosis: The Illustrated Edition

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Acclaimed graphic artist Peter Kuper presents a brilliant, darkly comic remaining 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 humour and poignancy in a way that will surprise and delight readers of Kafka and graphic novels alike.

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Kafkas stoic Euro-alienation meets and merges with Kupers thoroughly American rock and roll alienation.Jules Feiffer

The ride from book to comic can be bumpy. Mr. Kuper navigates the transition with precision.The New York Times

Kafkas anguished archetypal characters are easily rendered into visual equivalents and given new life in Kupers raw, expressionistic graphic style.Publishers Weekly

Darkly appropriate . . . Kupers work rivals that of Art Spiegelman.Chicago Sun-Times

Bubbling beneath the surface is a caustic batch of black humor that is as much unsettling as it is absurd. This is the magic of Kafka. And Kuper gives it a postmodern edge here, with an intriguing dance of picture and text.Gannett News Service

Kupers scratchboard style . . . is reminiscent of the German expressionist artists . . . and his cartoony approach accentuates Kafkas dark humor.Booklist

Author Bio

Peter Kuper's work has appeared in Time, Esquire, The New Yorker, and the New York Times, among others. He's the author and illustrator of several books, including Give It Up!, a collection of Kafka stories.