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I thought that this would take longer to read, but I have to say that it is still time well spent. This is a , a sort-of proto-graphic novel. It was based on woodcut paintings of medieval Europe and Asia. This is the story of a Faustian-deal that an artist makes for fame & fortune. It is not an original plot, but the main draw is not art....because it is the only draw. This genre preceded the modern graphic novel, but it is very different in that there are no words beyond signs on buildings. You have to decipher from the action in the picture as to what is happening. Modern graphic novels do sometimes come close (e.g. Daredevil: Born Again), but this is black & white to the point story. I had to study each picture carefully to understand what was happening. Very German Expressionist.

On an interesting note: one of the illustrations from this book was used as the book cover for an edition Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Demons . Huh.