Called “a masterpiece” by R. Crumb, A Life Force chronicles not only the Great Depression but also the rise of Nazism and the spread of socialist politics through the depiction of the protagonist, Jacob Shtarkah, whose existential search reflected Eisner’s own lifelong struggle.
- ISBN10 0393328031
- ISBN13 9780393328035
- Publish Date 16 January 2007 (first published 1 August 1997)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 31 October 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Format Paperback
- Pages 150
- Language English