Berlin: City of Stones presents the first part of Jason Lutes' captivating trilogy, set in the twilight years of Germany's Weimar Republic. Kurt Severing, a journalist, and Marthe Muller, an art student, are the central figures in a broad cast of characters intertwined with the historical events unfolding around them. City of Stones covers eight months in Berlin, from September 1928 to May Day, 1929, meticulously documenting the hopes and struggles of its inhabitants as their future is darkened by a glowing shadow.
Jason Lutes, born in New Jersey in 1967, is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and a former art director at The Stranger. His first graphic novel, Jar of Fools, was published by Drawn & Quarterly in 1995.
Berlin: City of Stones, the first part of Jason Lutes' captivating trilogy, is a graphic novel set in the twilight years of Germany's Weimar Republic. Hurt Severing, a journalist, and Marthe Müller, an art student, are the central figures in a broad cast of characters intertwined with the pivotal historical events unfolding around them. The book covers eight months in Berlin, from September 1928 to May Day 1929, meticulously documenting the hopes and struggles of its inhabitants as their future is darkened by a growing shadow.
"A comic of impressive scope. One of the appealing things about Berlin is Lutes' love of the comic medium. His story is full of novel combinations of text and pictures, shuttling (a la Wings of Desire) between impassive bird's-eye cityscapes and dairy-like internal monologues. -San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"A comic of impressive scope. One of the appealing things about Berlin is Lutes' love of the comic medium. His story is full of novel combinations of text and pictures, shuttling (a la Wings of Desire) between impassive bird's-eye cityscapes and dairy-like internal monologues."San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
