Amputerte Klassikere

This is Steffen Kverneland’s long-running, single-issue series for Cappelen, a Norwegian project begun in 1999 that adapts classic literature into comics. Kverneland both writes and draws the series, which focuses on canonical works—most notably his celebrated adaptation of Knut Hamsun’s Hunger. It matters as a sustained, personal effort to bring literary masterpieces to a comics audience, showcasing Kverneland’s distinctive, expressive style.