Robert Crumb's Book of Genesis

Envisioning the first book of the Bible like no one before him, R. Crumb, the legendary illustrator, retells the story of Genesis in a profoundly honest and deeply moving way. Now, readers of every persuasion can gain astonishing new insights from these stories. Crumb's 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, and the Egypt of the Pharaoh. Using clues from the text and peeling away the theological and scholarly interpretations that have often obscured the Bible's 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 'kind of depressed guy who doesn't strike you as physically courageous', and his bother, Esau, 'a rough and kick-ass guy', to God himself, 'a standard Charlton Heston-like figure with long white hair and a flowing beard'. Crumb's Book of Genesis, the culmination of five years of painstaking work, is a tapestry of masterly detail and storytelling that celebrates the astonishing diversity of one of our greatest artistic geniuses.Author: Crumb, Robert,author
Contributors: Crumb, Robert,author
Binding: hardcover
Number Of Pages: 224
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis
Edition: 1
Published/Release Date: 29 Oct 2009
Format: Hardback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Vintage Publishing
Author/Director/Artist: Robert Crumb
Dimension (cm): 282x224x22 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 22x282x224 mm
Item Weight (g): 982
Package Weight (g): 964