Franz Kafka - The Poet of Shame and Guilt (Paperback)

A highly original and engaging appraisal of Kafka's life, work, legacy, and thought Franz Kafka was the poet of his own disorder. Throughout his life he struggled with a pervasive sense of shame and guilt that left traces in his daily existence-in his many letters, in his extensive diaries, and especially in his fiction. This stimulating book investigates some of the sources of Kafka's personal anguish and its complex reflections in his imaginary world. In his query, Saul Friedlander probes major aspects of Kafka's life (family, Judaism, love and sex, writing, illness, and despair) that until now have been skewed by posthumous censorship. Contrary to Kafka's dying request that all his papers be burned, Max Brod, Kafka's closest friend and literary executor, edited and published the author's novels and other works soon after his death in 1924. Friedlander shows that, when reinserted in Kafka's letters and diaries, deleted segments lift the mask of "sainthood" frequently attached to the writer and thus restore previously hidden aspects of his individuality.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Jewish Lives
Release date:	March 2016
Authors:	Saul Friedlander
Dimensions:	210 x 146 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	200
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-21972-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Religious & spiritual Books > Biography > Literary Books > Biography > Religious & spiritual
LSN:	0-300-21972-5
Barcode:	9780300219722

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