The Cambridge Introduction to Franz Kafka (Cambridge by Carolin Duttlinger

By Carolin Duttlinger

Franz Kafka (1883–1924) is likely one of the so much influential of recent authors, whose darkly attention-grabbing novels and tales – the place issues equivalent to strength, punishment and alienation loom huge – became emblematic of contemporary existence. This creation deals a transparent and obtainable account of Kafka's existence, paintings and literary effect and overturns many myths surrounding them. His texts are in truth way more attractive, various, light-hearted and ironic than is often instructed by means of clichés of 'the Kafkaesque'. And, as soon as explored intimately, they're simpler and impenetrable than is usually assumed. via shut research in their sort, imagery and narrative viewpoint, Carolin Duttlinger goals to provide readers the boldness to (re-)discover Kafka's works with no consistent recourse to the mantras of serious orthodoxy. moreover, she situates Kafka's texts inside of their wider cultural, ancient and political contexts illustrating how they reply to the worries in their age, and of our own.

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