Let There Be Light by Liana Finck

Let There Be Light by Liana Finck

NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICE - An irreverent yet profound (Publishers Weekly) retelling of the Book of Genesis, starring a female God, from the acclaimed New Yorker cartoonist and author of Passing for Human

ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker

In this ambitious and transcendent graphic novel, Liana Finck turns her keen eye to none other than the Old Testament, reimagining the story of Genesis with God as a woman, Abraham as a resident of New York City, and Rebekah as a robot, among many other delightful twists. In Finck's retelling, the millennia-old stories of Adam and Eve, Abraham and Isaac, and Jacob and Esau haunt the pages like familiar but partially forgotten nursery rhymes―transmuted by time but still deeply resonant. With her trademark insightfulness, wry humor, and supple, moving visual style, Finck accentuates the latent sweetness and timeless wisdom of the original text, infusing it with wit and whimsy while retaining every ounce of its spiritual heft.

Let There Be Light is proof that old stories can live forever, whether as ancient scripture or as a series of profound and enchanting cartoons. The Book of Genesis is about some of the most fundamental, eternally pertinent questions that we can ask: What does it mean to be human? What is the purpose of our lives? And how should we treat one another? The stories that attempt to answer these questions are an immediate link with the people who first told them. Unable to fathom the holiness and preciousness of that notion, or put it into words, Finck set out to depict it. The result is a true story of creation, rendered by one of our most innovative creators.

Liana Finck attended Cooper Union College to study fine art and graphic design. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, The Forward, and Tablet, among other media. She is a former Fulbright fellow and recipient of a Six Points Fellowship for Young Jewish Artists. She currently resides in New York City.

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ISBN 13	9781984801531
ISBN 10	1984801538
Titre	Let There Be Light
Auteur	Liana Finck
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Type de reliure	Hardback
Éditeur	Random House USA Inc
Année de publication	2022-04-12
Nombre de pages	352
Note de couverture	La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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