This is a student guide to Franz Kafka, focusing on giving guidance
through the difficulties readers can encounter in studying his
work. Franz Kafka is one of the most widely taught, and read,
writers in world literature. Readers encountering texts like "The
Metamorphosis" and "The Trial" for the first time are frequently
perplexed by his often intentionally weird writing. Some might say
that Kafka's enduring achievement has been to make his readers love
being perplexed. As much of Kafka's writing is designed to perplex
the reader, this guide helps the reader understand why and how
perplexity has been deliberately created by Kafka's texts and to
realize what the uses of such perplexity might be. The book guides
readers through their first encounters with Kafka and introduces
the problems involved in reading his texts, the nature of his texts
from the key novels and novellas to letters and professional
writings, his life as a writer and different approaches to reading
Kafka. "Continuum's Guides for the Perplexed" are clear, concise
and accessible introductions to thinkers, writers and subjects that
students and readers can find especially challenging - or indeed
downright bewildering. Concentrating specifically on what it is
that makes the subject difficult to grasp, these books explain and
explore key themes and ideas, guiding the reader towards a thorough
understanding of demanding material.
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