"One of the most important writers in American literature." Michael Chabon
"Charyn skillfully breathes life into historical icons." "The New Yorker
""Charyn, like Nabokov, is that most fiendish sort of writer so seductive as to beg imitation, so singular as to make imitation impossible." Tom Bissell
Inspired by Herman Melville's novella, this graphic novel from the creators of "The Magician's Wife" recounts a gifted and innocent young man's recruitment by the Soviet secret service and his adventures in New York City as a spy." Publishers Weekly" praised the tale as "vivid and sensitive" and the illustrations as "brilliant and meticulous." This edition boasts a new English translation by author Jerome Charyn and Introduction by Paul Pope ("Batman: Year 100"). Suggested for mature readers."