Literature & Literary Studies

Understanding Franz Kafka

by Allen Thiher

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In Understanding Franz Kafka, Allen Thiher addresses the development of Kafka’s work by analyzing it in terms of its chronological unfolding, emphasizing the various phases in Kafka’s life that can be discerned in his constant quest to find a meaning for his writing. Kafka’s work developed through twists and turns, beginning with the breakthrough stories “The Judgment” and “The Metamorphosis,” continuing with his first attempt at a novel with Amerika, and followed by Kafka’s shifting back and forth between short fiction and two other unpublished novels, The Trial and The Castle. Thiher shows that Kafka’s work, frequently self-referential, explores the ways literature can have meaning in a world in which writing is a dubious activity.

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Author Biography

Allen Thiher is Professor Emeritus at the University of Missouri–Columbia and is a permanent fellow at Clare Hall, Cambridge University. He lives in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher University of South Carolina Press
  • Publication Date February 2017
  • Orginal LanguageEnglish
  • ISBN/Identifier 9781611178289 / 1611178289
  • Publication Country or regionUnited States
  • FormatHardback
  • Primary Price 59.99 USD
  • Pages304
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • EditionFirst
  • Copyright Year2017
  • Dimensions9X6 inches
  • SeriesUnderstanding Modern European and Latin American Literature

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