Franz Kafka: Literature of the Absurd and Hope. A Guide to Creativity – Beetle Maxim – CoLibri – 2025 – ISBN 978-5-389-26945-3
Franz Kafka: Literature of the Absurd and Hope. A Guide to Creativity
Franz Kafka: Literature of the Absurd and Hope. A Guide to Creativity
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Franz Kafka is one of the most important writers of the 20th century, able to express the essence of the phenomena that defined that tragic century. His books tell of absurdity, alienation, totalitarianism, and the human soul's wanderings through the ruins of a universe suddenly rendered alien and hostile. But how can one navigate the endless labyrinths of Kafka's world without going mad?
This book will be your guide through the work of a writer whose books remain contemporary and relevant even in the first half of the 21st century. In simple and accessible language, philologist Maxim Zhuk introduces the reader to the historical and cultural context that shaped Franz Kafka's worldview, explains modernism, and deciphers the meanings of Kafka's short stories "The Metamorphosis" and "In the Penal Colony," as well as the novels "America," "The Trial," and "The Castle." A separate chapter is devoted to the perception of the writer's legacy in Russian culture and the fate of his works' publications in the USSR. The book also publishes Karl Brand's "The Reverse Metamorphosis of Gregor Samsa"—a sequel to Franz Kafka's novella "The Metamorphosis"—in Russian for the first time.
This book will be your guide through the work of a writer whose books remain contemporary and relevant even in the first half of the 21st century. In simple and accessible language, philologist Maxim Zhuk introduces the reader to the historical and cultural context that shaped Franz Kafka's worldview, explains modernism, and deciphers the meanings of Kafka's short stories "The Metamorphosis" and "In the Penal Colony," as well as the novels "America," "The Trial," and "The Castle." A separate chapter is devoted to the perception of the writer's legacy in Russian culture and the fate of his works' publications in the USSR. The book also publishes Karl Brand's "The Reverse Metamorphosis of Gregor Samsa"—a sequel to Franz Kafka's novella "The Metamorphosis"—in Russian for the first time.
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