Kafka : a guide for the perplexed / Clayton Koelb.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Koelb, Clayton, 1942-

Series:

Guides for the perplexed.

Guides for the perplexed series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, Austrian--20th century--Biography.

Authors, Austrian.

Kafka, Franz, 1883-1924--Criticism and interpretation.

Kafka, Franz.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Continuum, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Franz Kafka is one of the most widely taught, and read, writers in world literature. Readers encountering texts like 'The Metamorphosis' and The Trial for the first time are frequently perplexed by his often intentionally weird writing. Some might say that Kafka's enduring achievement has been to make his readers love being perplexed. As much of Kafka's writing is designed to perplex the reader, this guide helps the reader understand why and how perplexity has been deliberately created by Kafka's text and to realize what the uses of such perplexity might be. The book guides readers through

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations of Frequently Cited Works; Chapter One: Why You Might be Perplexed; Chapter Two: A Short Life of Franz K.; Chapter Three: A Survey of Kafka's Literary Estate; Chapter Four: The Stories and Fragments; Chapter Five: The Novels; Notes; Bibliography and Suggested Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612875038

9781441171573

1441171576

9781282875036

1282875035

9781441155764

1441155767

OCLC:

680017863