The artwork in the novel also serves as a metaphor for Asterios Polyp’s life, as the shapes and lines illustrate the struggles he faces in his life.Īsterios Polyp is a captivating and thought-provoking graphic novel that is sure to leave an impact on its readers.
His artwork is often compared to the works of Pablo Picasso, due to its surreal nature. The artwork in Asterios Polyp is unique, as Mazzucchelli’s illustrations often use geometric shapes and bright colors to portray a whimsical and surreal world. The novel also delves into the philosophical and metaphysical aspects of life, exploring the nature of fate, destiny, and the soul. Through his journey, he must come to terms with his mortality and grapple with the idea of what it means to be alive. The novel follows the life of Asterios Polyp in an unusual and captivating fashion, as he must contend with the various issues in his life, such as his strained relationship with his brother, his failed marriage, and his broken relationships with his past love. It demands that its audience wrestle with it, argue with it, reread and re-examine it." The New York Times loved the book, writing that “'Asterios Polyp'” is a dazzling, expertly constructed entertainment, even as it’s maddening and even suffocating at times. It also won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize Graphic Novel award and was nominated for several Eisner Awards (which are prestigious awards in the comic book industry). Now in its fourth printing, Asterios Polyp has sold well over 40,000 copies since its publication. Along the way, he must confront some of the issues in his life and occasionally, even life - and the nature of it - itself.Īsterios Polyp is considered to be one of the best graphic novels to have ever been published.
Above all, though, the graphic novel tells the story of Polyp's life - his origins, his beliefs, and his goals in life. After a sudden lightning strike destroys his apartment, Polyp takes up employment as an auto mechanic in small-town Arizona, which is the farthest place he could go on the money he had. Written by people who wish to remain anonymousĪ graphic novel by cartoonist David Mazzucchelli, Asterios Polyp(2009) tells the story of the eponymous Asterios Polyp, a professor from Cornell University in New York. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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