Format:
X, 183 S.
,
Ill.
,
22 cm
ISBN:
9780300136616
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0300136617
Series Statement:
Jewish lives
Content:
Looks at such major aspects of the author's life as family, Judaism, love and sex, writing, illness, and despair, and argues that, when reinserted in Kafka's letters and diaries, deleted segments lift the mask of "sainthood" frequently attached to him
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Introduction -- Part I. "Prague doesn't let go ..." -- The son -- "The dark complexity of Judaism" -- Love, sex, and fantasies -- Part II. "The reward for serving the devil" -- Night journey -- The writer and his worlds -- An ultimate quest for meaning?
Language:
English
Subjects:
German Studies
Keywords:
Kafka, Franz 1883-1924
;
Biografie
;
Biografie
Author information:
Friedländer, Saul 1932-
