Long fascinated with the work of Franz Kafka, Peter Kuper began illustratinghis stories in 1988. Initially drawn to the master’s dark humor, Kuper adaptedthe stories over the years to plumb their deeper truths. Kuper’s style deliberatelyevokes Lynd Ward and Frans Masereel, contemporaries of Kafka whose wordlessnovels captured much of the same claustrophobia and mania as Kafka’stales. Working from new translations of the classic texts, Kuper has reimaginedthese iconic stories for the twenty-first century, using setting and perspectiveto comment on contemporary issues like civil rights and homelessness.Longtime lovers of Kafka will appreciate Kuper’s innovative interpretations, whileKafka novices will discover a haunting introduction to some of the great writer’smost beguiling stories, including “A Hunger Artist,” “In The Penal Colony,” and“The Burrow.” Kafkaesque stands somewhere between adaptation and whollyoriginal creation, going beyond a simple illustration of Kafka’s words to becomea stunning work of art.
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