The Black Spider - Jeremias Gotthelf Andy Sharp requiring several years of research--digging

requiring several years of research--digging through record bins and scouring online auctions--as well as the assistance of several prominent collectors

and self-styled "enemy within" surrealism—used DOCUMENTS to put art into violent confrontation with popular culture

as told by its death-defying

This charming allegorical tale is once again available in a new edition

The Black Spider - Jeremias Gotthelf Andy Sharp requiring several years of research--diggingThe Black Spider by Jeremias Gotthelf, translated by Susan Bernofsky ISBN 9781590176689 120 page paperback from New York Review of Books Classics *** An NYRB Classics Original "Gotthelf spins his horrifying tale patiently, serenely, with full confidence, it seems, that it will be strong enough to bear all the allegorical weight he can load on it. His confidence is justified. The Black Spider is scary as hell, and the evil it portrays with such