Kafka’s Last Trial
Christoph Irmscher reviews the newly published book by Benjamin Balint — Kafka’s Last Trial — that sets out the tortuous fate of Kafka’s literary estate. Benjamin BalintFranz KafkaMax Brodphilosophical literature
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Court decision on Kafka’s estate
In final twist of long-running dispute, court rejects appeal of heirs of writer Max Brod, Kafka’s friend and biographer, that the estate belongs to them. Franz KafkaMax Brodphilosophical literature
Kafka’s Metamorphosis: 100 thoughts for 100 years
This in The Guardian. (I once had coffee with Elias Canetti at the Coffee Cup in Hampstead). Elias CanettiFranz KafkaMax BrodMetamorphosisphilosophical literature
The Autoscopic Author: Kafka and Toole
Once again I have Kafka on my mind. I’ve been amending a review of Toole’s biography Butterfly in the Typewriter: The Tragic Life of John Kennedy Toole and the Remarkable Story of A Confederacy of Dunces by the very excellent Cory MacLauchlin to appear in the Journal of Mind and Behavior. Here is a snippet: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The…
Kafka’s ruminations on summer
On this day in 1904. (By the way, the image is by Warhol, 1980). I was amazed at the stalwart technique for living some people have. Andy WarholFranz KafkaMax Brodphilosophical literature
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