Category Archives: literature

Norris: McTeague

friendly petit-bourgeois nitwits turn foes, are handcuffed, moral-realism throttles both. rewritten by Will Espositio.

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Achebe: Things Fall Apart

Europeans occupy unassuming Umofia. Protagonist Okonkwo resists to his demise. rewritten by Emmanuel Sigauke.

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Mann: Death in Venice

Man loves Polish boy, betrays Devil, dies lonesome, joyful death. rewritten by Josh Heerter.

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Hugo: Les Misérables

Former convict finds God, plays God, cop jumps in river. rewritten by Rachel Sutcliffe

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Moore – The Watchmen

Rorschach investigates Comedian’s death. Turns out Veidt did it. Hrmm. rewritten by Rob Daviau

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Krakauer: Into the Wild

Reads Thoreau but not Heidegger, resigns life, unprovided, in Ak. rewritten by Will Esposito.

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Dostoyevsky: The Brothers Karamazov

Man creates sons, sons destroy father, the rest eat pancakes. rewritten by Chris LaPorte.

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Sophocles: Antigone

sister disobediently sprinkles earth on deceased brother, shrieks, miserably vivisepultured. rewritten by Melissa Cannata

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Dante: The Inferno

Dante and Virgil go to Hell and climb out happy. rewritten by Doug Anderson.

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Kubrick/Clarke: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Evolution culminates in Heuristic/Algorithmic sabotage, reborn as star children. rewritten by Ben Gagnon.

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