Elias Canetti, Christopher Middleton (Translator)
Kafka's Other Trial (Penguin Modern Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141195636
- author:
- Elias Canetti, Christopher Middleton (Translator)
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 144
- Dimensions:
- 12.9 x 0.8 x 19.8 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Novelists, Poets & Playwrights,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Franz Kafka's personal life was marked by turmoil and heartbreak. In 1914, his fiancée Felice ended their engagement in a public confrontation, which had a profound impact on the young writer. This experience is reflected in Kafka's masterpiece, The Trial, where his former lovers are portrayed as faceless prosecutors. In "Kafka's Other Trial", Elias Canetti explores the letters that Kafka wrote to Felice, from their initial affection to his final letter and refusal to reconcile. These intimate letters offer a unique insight into Kafka's creative process and personal struggles as a man, lover, and writer. Through these letters, Canetti sheds light on the complexities of Kafka's inner world, revealing the depth of his emotions and the turmoil that drove him to produce some of his most remarkable work.
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