Passionate Journey: A Vision in Woodcuts (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780486460185)

Look at these powerful black-and-white figures, their features etched in light and shadow . . . Has not this passionate journey had an incomparably deeper and purer impact on you than you have ever felt before? -- Thomas Mann
Belgian-born Frans Masereel (1889-1972) was one of the greatest woodcut artists of the twentieth century. Ingeniously portraying the human experience through dramatic art, this novel-without-words -- crafted from 167 intricate woodcuts -- is considered to be the Flemish artist's masterpiece.
A feast for the eyes and the imagination, this powerful visual narrative details the life of an ordinary man. From the first bustling frame to the last haunting image, we are deeply drawn into the hero's day-to-day encounters, and discover a spirit in quest -- one that we can profoundly relate to, emotionally and intellectually. Through each extraordinarily vivid depiction, readers feel the hero's happiness, grief, awe, and despair.

Author: Frans Masereel
ISBN-10: 0486460185
ISBN-13: 9780486460185
Publisher: Dover Publications
Language: English
Published: 12/10/2007
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.32w x 0.30d