Introducing Kafka
Introducing Kafka
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Alienated from his roots, his family, his surroundings, and primarily from his own body, Kafka created a literary language in which to hide away, transforming himself into a cockroach, an ape, a dog, a mole or a circus artiste who starves himself to death.
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Introducing Kafka by David Zane Mairowitz
"What do I have in common with the Jews? I don't even have anything in common with myself". Nothing could better express the essence of Franz Kafka, a man described by his friends as living behind a "glass wall". Kafka wrote in the tradition of the great Yiddish storytellers, whose stock-in-trade was bizarre fantasy, tainted with hilarity and self-abasement. What he brought to this tradition was an almost unbearably expanded consciousness. Alienated from his roots, his family, his surroundings and primarily from his own body, Kafka created a unique literary language in which to hide away, transforming himself into a cockroach, an ape, a dog, a mole or a circus artiste who starves himself to death in front of admiring crowds.
David Zane Mairowitz's plays for radio are produced in over twenty countries and his radiophonic opera The Voluptuous Tango won the Prix Italia Special Prize and the Sony Prize in 1997.
Robert Crumb is the creator of Fritz the Cat, Mr Natural, and other legendary cartoon figures. He is one of the pioneers of American underground comics and his work has been celebrated at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Robert Crumb is the creator of Fritz the Cat, Mr Natural, and other legendary cartoon figures. He is one of the pioneers of American underground comics and his work has been celebrated at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781840461220 |
| ISBN 10 | 1840461225 |
| Title | Introducing Kafka |
| Author | David Zane Mairowitz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Icon Books |
| Year published | 2000-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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