Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-271) and index.
Contents:
On the road: Beats, Zen Buddhism, and Bukowski -- Jelly Roll Morton, Charley Patton: blues, voodoo, and the devil -- Philip K. Dick: gnostic travels -- Jean-Paul Sartre and the existential quest -- Franz Kafka: allegories of the soul -- In the beginning: The book of Genesis illustrated by R. Crumb.
Summary:
"A thorough engagement with the literary, spiritual, and intellectual underpinnings of a great comics creator."--Back cover.
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