Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories Summary and Reviews

Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories
by Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka: The Complete Stories
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Author: Franz Kafka
Editor: Nahum N. Glatzer
Foreword: John Updike
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Deckle Edge
Published: 1995-11-14
ISBN: 0805210555
Number of pages: 488
Publisher: Schocken Books Inc.

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Book Review: A Treasure of Madness
Summary: 5 Stars

Kafka is still "the rage," one supposes, but it is hard to see how, now that he has become an icon. This is a fabulous collection. Updike is right that these stories are excellent. Kafka has had enormous influence on modern fiction. He may be one of a handful of highly important authors. Reading him today is especially interesting; you would think these stories had been written the day before yesterday. Kafka's subject, which is something like 'the estrangement of the soul and modern man's quest for hope in a hopeless universe' sounds awfully familiar.The truth is that little else has been said to expand on Kafka's central insight into modern man's spiritual dilemma. "There is hope, but not for us." Kafka, rather like Poe, writes creepy tales. That his world is ours is the magic of his genius. Yes, we've been there alright, but we cannot explain how it happened. We can, as they say, relate...to Kafka's narratives of anxiety, helplessness, and fear.

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