The Asylum of Dr. Caligari

by James K. Morrow

Book Overview

"No one does history-meets-the-fantastic like Morrow. The Asylum of Dr. Caligari is a great example--Impressionism versus expressionism, psychology in the asylum of 'dreams, ' the weaponization of art, big laughs and big ideas, a wild imagination, and smooth, subtle writing." --Jeffrey Ford, author of A Natural History of Hell It is the summer of 1914. As the world teeters on the brink of the Great War, a callow American painter, Francis Wyndham,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616962658
• ISBN13: 9781616962654
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Tachyon Publications
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.8" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

interesting, funny

this book is a work of art, and a reference to it. it shows all the beauty and power that is in painting in a magically funny and captivating way. it was a bit slow for me sometimes but it’s a quick fun read i do recommend.