Kafka
Published on 26. October 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-78227-984-6 (ISBN)
Description
A sublimely eerie manga adaptation of classic Kafka stories, with a starkly beautiful illustration style - part of Pushkin's second series of Japanese novellas
Nine of Franz Kafka's most memorable tales are here given fresh life with dazzling graphic renderings by the brother-and sister manga creators Nishioka Kyodai . With their distinctive, surreal style of illustration, they have reimagined the fantastic, the imperceptible and the bizarre in Kafka's work, creating a hauntingly powerful visual world.
These stories of enigmatic figures and uncanny transformations are stripped to their core, offering profound new understandings.
Includes The Metamorphosis, A Hunger Artist, In the Penal Colony, A Country Doctor and more.
Nine of Franz Kafka's most memorable tales are here given fresh life with dazzling graphic renderings by the brother-and sister manga creators Nishioka Kyodai . With their distinctive, surreal style of illustration, they have reimagined the fantastic, the imperceptible and the bizarre in Kafka's work, creating a hauntingly powerful visual world.
These stories of enigmatic figures and uncanny transformations are stripped to their core, offering profound new understandings.
Includes The Metamorphosis, A Hunger Artist, In the Penal Colony, A Country Doctor and more.
Reviews / Votes
Fascinating, almost folkloric art * Anime News Network *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 194 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78227-984-6 (9781782279846)
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Persons
Nishioka Kyodai (literally 'Nishioka siblings') are the brother-and-sister manga duo of Satoshi Nishioka and Chiaki Nishioka. They debuted in the weekly magazine Morning in 1989 and have since produced more than a dozen works and have become well-known for their surreal illustration style and dark psychological themes.