Summary
The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Will Eisner released in 2005.
| The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion | |
|---|---|
| Creator | Will Eisner |
| Date | 2005 |
The book tells of the antisemitic conspiracy behind the falsified work Protocols of the Elders of Zion, written by the Russian-French writer Mathieu Golovinski in 1905. Eisner was inspired to write it when a few years before his death in 2005 he learned Radio Islam was broadcasting the Protocols.[1]
The book was released by W. W. Norton in 2005 with an introduction by Umberto Eco[1] entitled "The Power of Falsehood".[2]
In Eye Magazine, Steve Heller praised Eisner for taking on the subject, but criticized the work's "ham-fisted, curiously naïve methodology", exaggerated faces and gestures, and the grey wash artwork.[1] Nicholas Lezard in The Guardian found the wash "a dramatic instrument".[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c Heller 2005.
- ^ a b Lezard 2006.
Works cited edit
- Heller, Steve (Autumn 2005). "Eisner puts straight an anti-semitic slander". Eye Magazine. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
- Lezard, Nicholas (July 22, 2006). "The enduring power of lies". The Guardian. Retrieved September 9, 2015.
Further reading edit
- Greene, Daniel (Spring 2007). "The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion (review)". Shofar: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Jewish Studies. 25 (3): 186–188. doi:10.1353/sho.2007.0070. S2CID 154939416 – via Project MUSE.