The Metamorphosis

peter kuper franz kafka kerstin hasenpusch

Acclaimed 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.

Genres graphic novelsfictionclassicscomicshorrorfantasyphilosophyshort storiesliteratureschool

80 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1,2004

This edition

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
Published: August 5, 2003 by Crown
ISBN: 9781400047956
ASIN: 1400047951
Language: English

About the author

peter kuper

American alternative cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his autobiographical, political, and social observations.

Kuper's work in comics and illustration frequently combines techniques from both disciplines, and often takes the form of wordless comic strips. Kuper remarked on this, "I initially put comics on one side and my illustration in another compartment, but over the years I found that it was difficult to compartmentalize like that. The two have merged together so that they're really inseparable."