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100 years after his death, Gen Z loves Franz Kafka. Now they ought to read him, too.
Social media is turning the enigmatic Jewish writer into a shallow meme, writes the author of a new novel based on his work. The writer Franz Kafka died 100 years ago on June 3, 1924, one month ...
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Finding ‘Kafka': A New German Series Explores the Man Behind ‘The Metamorphosis'
who plays Franz Kafka in the series. The supposedly gloomy and despressive writer "got up and went to work every day and didn't miss a day," notes Basman. "That is a long way from depression." ...
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Kafka, Our Contemporary
In communist Prague, Kafka was banned. Something similar happened in the Soviet Union and other totalitarian countries, so their citizens were not able to read Franz Kafka. The political ...
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A new translation of Franz Kafka’s diaries restores much of his Jewish musings
The celebrated author of “The Metamorphosis” had a lifelong interest in Jewish ideas, especially Yiddish theater. (JTA) – Franz Kafka was a devotee of Yiddish theater, fell in love with his ...
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NLI commemorates centenary of Franz Kafka’s death
While Kafka (1883-1924) passed away June 3 ... Irmgard Keun, Stefan Zweig, Franz Werfel, Lion Feuchtwanger, and Heinrich Mann. Werfel’s 1933 novel The Forty Days of Musa Dagh, depicting Armenian ...
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National Library displays rare Franz Kafka papers brought to Israel
Israel's National Library is exhibiting rare personal papers of the famous Czech Jewish writer Franz Kafka, which details the peculiar author's daily life and struggles – in addition to his ...