Franz Kafka: Subversive Dreamer is an attempt to identify and
properly contextualize the social critique in Kafka’s biography
and work that links father-son antagonisms, heterodox Jewish
religious thinking, and anti-authoritarian or anarchist protest
against the rising power of bureaucratic modernity. The book
proceeds chronologically, starting with biographical facts often
neglected or denied relating to Kafka’s relations with the
Anarchist circles in Prague, followed by an analysis of the three
great unfinished novels—Amerika, The Trial, The Castle—as well
as some of his most important short stories. Fragments, parables,
correspondence, and his diaries are also used in order to better
understand the major literary works. Löwy’s book grapples with
the critical and subversive dimension of Kafka’s writings, which
is often hidden or masked by the fabulistic character of the work.
Löwy’s reading has already generated controversy because of its
distance from the usual canon of literary criticism about the
Prague writer, but the book has been well received in its original
French edition and has been translated into Spanish, Italian,
Portuguese, Greek, and Turkish.
General
Imprint: |
The University of Michigan Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Michigan Studies in Comparative Jewish Cultures |
Release date: |
July 2016 |
Authors: |
Michael Löwy
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Translators: |
Inez Hedges
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
156 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-472-05309-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-472-05309-4 |
Barcode: |
9780472053094 |
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