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The Bachelor of World Literature: Kafka-The Decisive Years by Reiner Stach
In a letter written while in his twenties, Rainer Maria Rilke describes his vision of what a good marriage ought to be (trans. John J.L. Mood): It is a question in marriage, to my feeling, not of creating a quick … Continue reading
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Building and Connecting the Honeycombs: Reiner Stach’s Three Volume Biography of Kafka (trans. Shelley Frisch)
There are just certain books that change you. After spending the last month reading all 1557 pages (excluding notes and index) of Reiner Stach’s biography of Kafka, I will never look at the author, his writings, the early 20th century, marriage, Prague, … Continue reading
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Putting the Shaken House in its New Order: My Year in Reading-2018
There is no doubt that this was a tough year by any measure. The news, in my country and around the world. was depressing, scary and, at times, downright ridiculous. Personally, I had some very high highs and some very … Continue reading
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