Mary Shelley

Frankenstein: The Graphic Novel

Herausgeber: Wagner, Lloyd S. / Illustrator: Kumar, Naresh

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Man has long had the power to take life, but what will happen when he learns to give it? Intrigued by this question, young Victor Frankenstein - a devoted student of science - becomes obsessed with the idea of conjuring life out of 'lifeless matter'. Using his formidable skills in chemistry and other sciences, Victor begins to assemble a being from scavenged and stolen body parts. Once he has fathered a son created by his own science, Victor rejects the hideous creature he has brought to life. Eventually, the creature mounts a campaign of revenge against his creator, struggling to be recognised as a thinking, feeling being. And so begins the battle between father and son... First published anonymously in 1818, Frankenstein was the brainchild of author Mary Shelley. Over the years, this classic tale has been retold many times in several different formats. Campfire's faithful graphic novel adaptation of Frankenstein brings an important and timeless story back to life.

Produktdetails

• Campfire Graphic Novels
• Verlag: Steerforth Press
• Seitenzahl: 72
• Altersempfehlung: 13 bis 17 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 267mm x 167mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 189g
• ISBN-13: 9789380028248
• ISBN-10: 9380028245
• Artikelnr.: 36018424

Autorenporträt

Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley was born in London, England on 30th August 1797. She is best known for her novel Frankenstein which was published in 1818, when she was only 20 years old. Shelley's interest in scientific fiction was influenced by her father, who was fascinated with developments in scientific thinking during the nineteenth century. This interest was followed by Shelley who would regularly attend scientific lectures in London. Shelley's later novels never gripped the public's attention as Frankenstein had; the novel continues to intrigue modern readers, and has been the subject of several books and films. Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley died of a suspected brain tumour on 1st February 1851.

Rezensionen

Süddeutsche Zeitung | Besprechung von 26.11.2016

Mary Shelley
Nicht mal eines Namens wurde das Geschöpf für würdig befunden, immer heißt es nur die Kreatur oder das Monster, Frankensteins Monster. Der Doktor Viktor Frankenstein hatte einen perfekten künstlichen Menschen schaffen wollen, aber was bei seinem Experiment herauskam, war so abschreckend, dass es nirgends zugehörig sein durfte. Der absolute Outsider.
  Wenn er in ein Dorf kam, fielen die Frauen in Ohnmacht, Steine wurden geschleudert. Das naive und empfindsame Monster floh aufs Land und erklärte der menschlichen Spezies den Krieg. Mary Shelleys „Frankenstein“, erschienen 1818, ist ein revolutionäres Buch, das von Identität und Freiheit handelt. Zur Kultfigur wurde das Monster 1931 durch den Film von James Whale – der als Homosexueller ums Außenseiterdasein wusste. Da fingen die Menschen an, sich ihrer eigenen Monstrosität bewusst zu werden. Und so etwas wie sympathy for the monster zu empfinden.
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Mary Shelley: Frankenstein. dtv, 304 Seiten, 8,90 Euro.
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