R. Crumb's Book of Genesis excerpted in The New Yorker

Mark Frauenfelder 1:10 pm Tue Jun 9, 2009

R. Crumb's upcoming "The Book of Genesis" was excerpted in The New Yorker this week. It looks amazing.

At first, he thought about doing a take-off of the story of Adam and Eve, and then a friend suggested he do the whole of Genesis. Crumb accepted the challenge, but the text seemed to him so bizarre that he quickly realized he couldn't sustain a satirical approach. He resolved to use the words of the Bible unabridged: "I did it as a straight illustration job."

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UPDATE: You can see a poor-quality scan of the excerpt here.

R. Crumb's Book of Genesis excerpted in The New Yorker

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