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The Aphorisms of Franz Kafka
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A splendid new translation of an extraordinary work of modern
literature—featuring facing-page commentary by Kafka’s
acclaimed biographer In 1917 and 1918, Franz Kafka wrote a set of
more than 100 aphorisms, known as the Zürau aphorisms, after the
Bohemian village in which he composed them. Among the most
mysterious of Kafka’s writings, they explore philosophical
questions about truth, good and evil, and the spiritual and sensory
world. This is the first annotated, bilingual volume of these
extraordinary writings, which provide great insight into Kafka’s
mind. Edited, introduced, and with commentaries by preeminent Kafka
biographer and authority Reiner Stach, and freshly translated by
Shelley Frisch, this beautiful volume presents each aphorism on its
own page in English and the original German, with accessible and
enlightening notes on facing pages. The most complex of Kafka’s
writings, the aphorisms merge literary and analytical thinking and
are radical in their ideas, original in their images and metaphors,
and exceptionally condensed in their language. Offering up
Kafka’s characteristically unsettling charms, the aphorisms at
times put readers in unfamiliar, even inhospitable territory, which
can then turn luminous: “I have never been in this place before:
breathing works differently, and a star shines next to the sun,
more dazzlingly still.” Above all, this volume reveals that these
multifaceted gems aren’t far removed from Kafka’s novels and
stories but are instead situated squarely within his
cosmos—arguably at its very core. Long neglected by Kafka readers
and scholars, his aphorisms have finally been given their full due
here.
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2023 |
Authors: |
Franz Kafka
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Editors: |
'Reiner Stach
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Translators: |
Shelley Frisch
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
256 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-25478-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-691-25478-8 |
Barcode: |
9780691254784 |
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