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Kafka: A Life in Prague by Klaus Wagenbach 9781906598884

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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'.

About the Author
Klaus Wagenbach is a publisher and a leading authority on Kafka. He was the first German-speaking researcher to access the author's papers and other primary sources in Czechoslovakia and Israel. His books on Kafka include Kafka's Prague: A Travel Reader and Franz Kafka: The Early Years.

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'These are useful additions to any thinking person's library... Klaus Wagenbach's volume on Kafka includes reproductions of Kafka's letters, original book covers and a well-drawn map of Prague showing the places mentioned in the text.' -- Adam Lebor New Statesman



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ISBN 9781906598884
Author Klaus Wagenbach
Format Hardback
Page Count 120
Imprint Haus Publishing
Publisher The Armchair Traveller at the Bookhaus
Weight(grams) 666g
Dimensions(mm) 250mm * 150mm * 15mm

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