Orpheus Emerged [Import] [Hardcover]

Jack Kerouac (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: ibooks; New Ed edition (November 25, 2005)
• ISBN-10: 159687127X
• ISBN-13: 978-1596871274
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), the central figure of the Beat Generation, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922 and died in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1969. Among his many novels are On the Road, The Dharma Bums, Big Sur, and Visions of Cody.

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Crumb by Any Other Title . . ., January 18, 2005

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R. Lehnert (Santa Fe, NM) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: R. Crumb's Kafka (Paperback)

Crumb's work here is copious and fine, but the serious Crumb collector should know that "R. Crumb's Kafka" is identical in every way (except for title and cover art) to "Introducing Kafka" (US, 1993), as is clearly stated on the new version's copyright page. The book was first published in the UK, in 1993, under the title "Kafka for Beginners."

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful introduction to Kafka and his writings, May 26, 2005

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F. Orion Pozo "Orion Pozo" (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: R. Crumb's Kafka (Paperback)

This is a great literary biography of Franz Kafka, written by David Zane Mairowitz, that is fantastically illustrated by Robert Crumb. It is an outstanding collaboration between a writer and artist, where each person's work enhances the finished product far more than just the sum of the parts. Mairowitz is a Kafka scholar whose words come to life with the brilliant illustrations of R. Crumb. Together they trace Kafka's life, his family and social influences, his relationships with women, and their effects on his various works. Truly a delightful introduction to Kafka and his writings that will serve as a model for future literary introductions.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite successful, but Crumb keeps it interesting, June 29, 2006

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J. Carroll "Jack" (Island Heights,NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: R. Crumb's Kafka (Paperback)

R. CRUMB'S KAFKA is an odd mixture of biography and analysis illustrated in a variety of ways by the artist Robert Crumb. Not quite a satisfying read, with a few too many psychological evaluations by the author; the book does shine when Crumb illustrates his abridged versions of Kafka's work. The emotional detail of the drawings, where Crumb can focus on anger, lust, or terror, are excellent and are a fitting compliment to Kafka's tales of alienation. The text often just gets in the way becoming a distraction; Crumb's work is often fettered by trying to serve the text. A better book would have been a full blown adaptation of Kafka by Crumb without the forced psychological insights that would be a better fit for some master's thesis.