Kafka: A Very Short Introduction

Robertson, Ritchie (St John's College, University of Oxford)

ISBN 10: 0192804553 / ISBN 13: 9780192804556

Published by Oxford University Press, 2004

About this Item

In this Very Short Introduction, Ritchie Robertson provides the newcomer with an up-to-date and accessible examination of this fascinating author. Beginning with an examination of Kafka s life, he then goes on to discuss some of the major themes that emerge.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Kafka: A Very Short Introduction
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192804553
• ISBN 13: 9780192804556
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Franz Kafka is among the most intriguing and influential writers of the last century. During his lifetime he worked as a civil servant and published only a handful of short stories, the best known being The Transformation. His other three novels, published after his death, helped to found his reputation as a uniquely perceptive interpreter of the twentieth century.

Discussing both Kafka's crisis-ridden life and the subtleties of his art, Ritchie Robertson provides an intriguing and accessible look at the life of this fascinating author. Using Metamorphosis as a recurring example, Robertson shows how Kafka's work explores such characteristically modern themes as the place of the body in culture, the power of institutions over people, and the possibility of religion after Nietzsche had proclaimed "the death of God."

About the Author

Ritchie Robertson is a Professor of German at Oxford University and a Fellow of St John's College.