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The book of Genesis / illustrated by R. Crumb.
Summary:
Four 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, and Noah's ark.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393061024
- Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : ill., map ; 29 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2009.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- From Genesis : translation and commentary, translated by Robert Alter, c1996; rev. by Robert Crumb.
- Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
- Donation ; Marni Stanley ; 2023/09.
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- 1 of 1 copy available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Castlegar Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castlegar Public Library | GN 222.1105209 BOO (Text) | 35146001572783 | Graphic Novel Non-Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Four 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. - Baker & Taylor
Four 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, and Noah's ark. - Blackwell North Amer
Envisioning the first book of the bible like no one before him, R. Crumb, the legendary illustrator, reveals here the story of Genesis in a profoundly honest and deeply moving way. Originally thinking that we would do a take off of Adam and Eve, Crumb became so fascinated by the Bibleâs language, âa text so great and so strange that it lends itself readily to graphic depictions,â that he decided instead to do a literal interpretation using the text word for word in a version primarily assembled from the translations of Robert Alter and the King James bible.Now, readers of every persuasionâCrumb fans, comic book lovers, and believersâcan gain astonishing new insights from these harrowing, tragic, and even juicy stories. Crumbâs Book of Genesis reintroduces us to the bountiful tree lined garden of Adam and Eve, the massive ark of Noah with beasts of every kind, the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by brimstone and fire that rained from the heavens, and the Egypt of the Pharaoh, where Josephâs embalmed body is carried in a coffin, in a scene as elegiac as any in Genesis. Using clues from the text and peeling away the theological and scholarly interpretation that have often obscured the Bibleâs most dramatic stories, Crumb fleshes out a parade of Biblical originals: from the serpent in Eden, the humanoid reptile appearing like an alien out of a science fiction movie, to Jacob, a âkindâve depressed guy who doesnât strike you as physically courageous,â and his bother, Esau, âa rough and kick ass guy,â to Abrahamâs wife Sarah, more fetching than most woman at 90, to God himself, âa standard Charlton Heston-like figure with long white hair and a flowing beard.âAs Crumb writes in his introduction, âthe stories of these people, the Hebrews, were something more than just stories. They were the foundation, the source, in writing of religious and political power, handed down by God himself.â Crumbâs Book of Genesis, the culmination of 5 years of painstaking work, is a tapestry of masterly detail and storytelling which celebrates the astonishing diversity of the one of our greatest artistic geniuses.Nominated for three 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards: Best Adaptation from Another Work, Best Graphic Album, Best Writer/Artist. - Norton Pub
Nominated for three 2010 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards: From Creation to the death of Joseph, here are all 50 chapters of the Book of Genesis, revealingly illustrated as never before. - WW Norton
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