A Hunger Artist - Adaptations

Adaptations

• A comics adaptation of the story, illustrated by Peter Kuper, is included in Give It Up!.
• A short American film based on the story was made in 2002.
• Introducing Kafka, a graphic novel written by David Zane Mairowitz and illustrated by Robert Crumb, examines Kafka's life and work and includes a retelling of "A Hunger Artist".
• The Hunger Artists Theatre Company staged an adaptation of the story entitled "The Pledge Drive: Ruminations On The Hunger Artist", written by Jason Lindner. In the play, The Hunger Artist was the host of a pledge drive in which the guests were other people who were bound by their identities.
• The Stop Motion Animated Film "The Hunger Artist," by Tom Gibbons. 2002, US, 16 minutes.