Author Guide: Amy Tan

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Amy Tan: Writing from Personal Experience
A Conversation with Amy Tan on The Joy Luck Club
Academy of Achievement: Amy Tan
Amy Tan's Official Site
NY Times Amy Tan Feature Page
EB Online
Bloom's Literary Reference

Author Guide: Betty Smith

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NJIT’s Betty Smith Page 

Bloom's Literary Reference  (see either Miss Kenny or Mrs.Lathrop for a username and password)

The Metamorphosis

Hello ladies.

I'm sure that many of you have either heard of or read Franz Kafka's The Metamorphosis.  Whether you enjoyed this title or not, sometimes it can be interesting to see the story in a different format or from another point of view.

For those of you who are fans of graphic novels (or Kafka) we have a graphic novel adaptation of The Metamorphosis here in the library, created by Peter Kuper. To get a preview of this title, you can watch a video of the first chapter here.

Review
"Kuper translates this story masterfully with his scratchboard illustrations. The text is more spare, but the visuals are so strongly rendered that little of the original is changed or omitted. Though the story remains set in Kafka's time, Kuper has added some present-day touches, such as fast-food restaurants, that do not detract from the tale. He has used the medium creatively, employing unusual perspectives and panel shapes, and text that even crawls on the walls and ceilings, as Gregor does. The roach has an insect body but human facial expressions. Once he is pelted with the apple, readers can watch his rapid decline, as his body becomes more wizened and his face more gaunt. This is a faithful rendition rather than an illustrated abridgment." 

-School Library Journal 

Feel free to stop by and browse through The Metamorphosis or check it out to take home.

Happy Reading,
Miss Kenny