![]() Asterios' Greek heritage is one of many allusions to the story of Orpheus and Euridice, a recurring theme throughout the book. Ultimately, the book raises questions about how a person becomes who and what he is. Some of the false dichotomies touched upon are: Apollonian vs. In plot, structure, and design, this book explores the idea of duality. Mazzucchelli sketching the titular character in a fan's copy of the book at a June 2012 signing at Midtown Comics in Manhattan. Finally, Asterios must not only confront his own flawed nature, but the implacable and amoral whims of the gods themselves. ![]() The novel is interspersed with scenes from his past (ostensibly narrated by his stillborn twin brother, Ignazio), including his childhood and troubled marriage, as well as dreams and allegorical sequences. ![]() ![]() ![]() After a lightning strike burns up his apartment, he leaves the city on a Greyhound bus and takes up employment as an auto mechanic in the town of Apogee (somewhere in America, likely Arizona), the farthest point his money will take him. The title character, Asterios Polyp, is a professor and architect of Greek and Italian descent who teaches at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. 2009 graphic novel by American cartoonist David Mazzucchelli Asterios PolypĪsterios Polyp is a 2009 graphic novel by American cartoonist David Mazzucchelli. ![]()
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