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'.
Hardback version
Kafka: A Life in Prague - Klaus Wagenbach
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