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More than eight decades after his death, the works of Franz Kafka
continue to intrigue and haunt us. Even for those with only a
fleeting acquaintance with his unfinished novels, or his stories,
diaries and letters, 'Kafkaesque' has become a byword for the
menacing, unfathomable absurdity of modern existence. Yet for all
the universal significance of his fiction, Kafka's writing remains
inextricably bound up with his life and work in the Czech capital
Prague, where he spent every one of his 40 years. Klaus Wagenbach's
biography provides a meticulously researched insight into the
author's family background, his education and employment, his
attitude to his native city, his literary influences, and his
relationships with women. The result is a fascinating portrait of
the 20th century's most enigmatic writer, in whose works, as W. G.
Sebald recognised, 'literary and life experience overlap'.
Nearly 100 years after Franz Kafka's death, his works continue to
intrigue and haunt us. Even for those who are only fleetingly
acquainted with his unfinished novels, or his stories, diaries, and
letters, `Kafkaesque' has become a byword for the menacing,
unfathomable absurdity of modern existence and bureaucracy. Yet for
all the universal significance of his fiction, Kafka's writing
remains inextricably bound up with his life and work in Prague,
where he spent every one of his 40 years. Klaus Wagenbach's account
of Kafka's life in the city is a meticulously researched insight
into the author's family background, his education and employment,
his attitude toward the town of his birth, his literary influences,
and his relationships with women. The result is a fascinating
portrait of the 20th century's most enigmatic writer and the city
that provided him with so much inspiration; W.G. Sebald recognised
that `literary and life experience overlap' in Kafka's works, and
the same is true of this book.
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