{"product_id":"the-metamorphosis-the-illustrated-edition-isbn-9781400052998","title":"The Metamorphosis: The Illustrated Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eA stunning graphic novel adaptation of Franz Kafka’s famous story of a man who finds himself transformed into a monstrous cockroach.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Darkly appropriate . . . Kuper’s work rivals that of Art Spiegelman.”—\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAcclaimed 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.“Kafka’s stoic Euro-alienation meets and merges with Kuper’s thoroughly American   rock and roll alienation.”\u003cb\u003e—Jules Feiffer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “The ride from book to comic can be bumpy.   Mr. Kuper navigates the transition with precision.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “Kafka’s anguished   archetypal characters are easily rendered into visual equivalents and given new life   in Kuper’s raw, expressionistic graphic style.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Darkly appropriate   . . . Kuper’s work rivals that of Art Spiegelman.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e “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.”\u003cb\u003e—Gannett News Service\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Kuper’s scratchboard   style . . . is reminiscent of the German expressionist artists . . . and his cartoony   approach accentuates Kafka’s dark humor.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Kuper\u003c\/b\u003e’s work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eTime, Esquire, The New Yorker,\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eNew York   Times,\u003c\/i\u003e among others. He’s the author and illustrator of several books, including   \u003ci\u003eGive It Up!\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of Kafka stories.","brand":"Crown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304998850789,"sku":"NP9781400052998","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781400052998.jpg?v=1767740492","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-metamorphosis-the-illustrated-edition-isbn-9781400052998","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}