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The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb |  | Author: R. Crumb
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Category: Book
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Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 91
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 224
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.3
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 0393061027
Dewey Decimal Number: 222.1105209
EAN: 9780393061024
ASIN: 0393061027
Publication Date: October 19, 2009
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Product Description
From Creation to the death of Joseph, here are all 50 chapters of the Book of Genesis, revealingly illustrated as never before. 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 Bible’s language, “a text so great and so strange that it lends itself readily to graphic depictions,” 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 persuasion—Crumb fans, comic book lovers, and believers—can gain astonishing new insights from these harrowing, tragic, and even juicy 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 that rained from the heavens, and the Egypt of the Pharaoh, where Joseph’s 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 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’ve depressed guy who doesn’t strike you as physically courageous,” and his bother, Esau, “a rough and kick ass guy,” to Abraham’s wife Sarah, more fetching than most woman at 90, to God himself, “a standard Charlton Heston-like figure with long white hair and a flowing beard.”
As Crumb writes in his introduction, “the 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.” Crumb’s 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. .
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 The Graphic Book of Genesis November 25, 2009
Warren Gould (California)
The Book of Genesis Illustrated by R. Crumb by R. Crumb: I, or "we," since several of my fellow Torah Study Group bought this book, am very happy with it. Crumb's illustrations make the familiar stories come alive. The characters seem more real than ever.
I was also quite pleased with the rapid shipping from Wicked Wolf Press. The book arrived in two days, in perfect condition, even though I had opted for the available free shipping.
Thank you very much,
Warren Gould
I can't grasp it! November 24, 2009
GAG (home)
To take on a project of this scope and to do it with such grace. This is just fantastic.
Whether a fan of Crumb (as we all should be) or just an interest in the source material (as we all should have...right?) this belongs on your shelf.
So Mr. Crumb sir, I'll be watching for Exodus in a couple years. What do you say?
Best ... Genesis ... Ever November 24, 2009
ClubOfRome
I have read Genesis a fair number of times (certainly more than any other Book of the Bible) and this is the first time that I did not have to force myself thru the slow spots. The illustrations really made the story engrossing - I did not want to put it down.
My only niggle (about 1/10 star) is with the illustrator's annotations. They should have been either left out or expanded. I liked every one but there were lengthy stretches devoid of commentary. It felt a bit uneven.
So I'll have to classify this book as only a minor masterpiece ;-(
As good as the first time I read this book...the illustrations are captivating. November 24, 2009
Phyllis H. Grummon (East Lansing, Michigan)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
R. Crumb does not disappoint in this rendering of the text of the Book of Genesis. A worthy project by a righteous man.
Let there be Crumb November 24, 2009
K. M. Fotovich (Huntsville, AL)
I've never had a coffee table Bible, until now. EVERYONE that comes over picks it up and looks at it. I can't think of a better way to spread the inspired by God and written by man words of the Book of Genesis than through this visual interpretation inspired work of Crumb.
This reader is totally NOT disappointed with this interpretation of the first book of the Bible! This piece is well worth a look-see.
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