destiny novel destiny german novel german artist appeared munich based publisher images story follows unnamed woman german city early 20th century life poverty drives prostitution murder book images instead common showed greater depth character cinematic sense previous novels book inspired american artist tackle medium beginning gods man ward success brought american publication destiny sold book impressed critics best known novels synopsis book follows unnamed woman german city early 20th century lives life poverty constant victim society especially men drunken abusive father traveling salesman gets pregnant imprisoned murder unwanted child release turns life prostitute police hunt murders man axe jumps upper floor window shoot dead background born cologne studied medicine switching art studied munich paintings successful illustrations magazines satirical books created novel images man passion followed year longest successful work passionate journey books achieved particular popularity germany sold hundreds thousands 1920s artwork drew inspiration german displayed socialist themes struggle social injustice themes common novel genre production publication medium engraved plates lead medium turned found wood short supply germany lead plates economical wood melted reused errors destiny novel employ lead prints black white book images range size inches inches originally printed thin japanese paper book published germany editions munich novel pictures new_york paris novel pictures new_york dover publications style analysis engraved plates multiple tool called lining tool sort cuts multiple parallel lines gives mechanical hatching texture print images vary dimensions focus close ups faces crowds contrast earlier works destiny focuses woman instead plight man found book greater psychological depth characters plot development skilled technical achievement artwork canadian artist believed plots original reception legacy american artist discovered copy book new_york inspired create novels beginning gods man year success gods man subsequent drum led number american publishers bringing novels print including destiny sold literary scholar called destiny memorable examples novel genre novel scholar judged book pioneering work development contemporary graphic novel complexity plot social consciousness focus individual character commended book narrative pull credited creating haunting edgy narrative rhythm story persecution satire art story suggests arose
Destiny (wordless novel)