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- Format: Hardcover Learn more about the Hardcover format using Tower WIKI.
- Number of Pages: 224
- ISBN: 0393061027
- WAPI (Tower ID): 113457203
- Release Date: October 19, 2009
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #66 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb" by Robert Crumb and Robert Alter to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb"Browse more products related to "Robert Crumb and Robert Alter"Review"The characters in THE BOOK OF GENESIS ILLUSTRATED are all vintage Crumb: women with the breasts and hips of a young Sophia Loren; men who are hairy, hungry animals." "R. Crumb, one of the 20th century's most subversive artists, takes a serious look at the world's most famous book...." "[A] comic as unsettlingly drenched in sexualized violence as TALES FROM THE CRYPT and as subversively disrespectful to cultural icons as MAD....[T]he artist embraces a volatile, often abrasive text soaked through with lust and blood." Publisher's noteFour years in the making, a graphic translation of the first book of the Bible uses actual word-for-word text as a basis for its dramatic presentations and includes intricately detailed depictions of the stories of Adam and Eve, Noah's ark, and more. This eagerly awaited graphic work retells the first book of the Bible in a profoundly honest way. Peeling away the theological and scholarly interpretations that have often obscured its most dramatic stories, R. Crumb-using the actual text word for word-has imagined the Bible as it really was. Now, readers of every persuasion-Crumb fans, comic book lovers, history buffs, and believers-can gain astonishing new insights from these harrowing, visceral, and even juicy stories. Crumb's The Book of Genesis reintroduces readers to Adam and Eve's Eden, Noah's Ark, Sodom and Gomorrah, and the Pharaoh's Egypt. Using clues from the text, Crumb fleshes out the parade of biblical originals: from the sensitive dreamer Joseph to the crafty Jacob, to the still-fetching Sarah, to God Himself. The result, four years in the making, is a tapestry of extraordinary detail, the finest work of Crumb's legendary career. AnnotationRobert Crumb, the notoriously raunchy underground comics father figure and creator of such unforgettable characters as Fritz the Cat, presents a graphic adaptation of the first book of the Bible. Relishing in the Book of Genesis's most scandalous moments (Lot and his daughter's incestuous relationship, wrathful acts of revenge from God and man, and other such made-for-the-tabloids situations), Crumb claims to be taking a "literal" interpretation, although it sometimes reads as more of a satire. Biblical scholars and religious stalwarts may debate, but Crumb's sense for visual storytelling that comes through in his adaptation is indisputable. If You Enjoy "The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb (Hardcover)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb (Hardcover)" by Robert Crumb (Author) and Robe...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Literary BestsellersComics & Graphic Novels Bestselling Books
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