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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2013-04-16
- Pages
- 200
- ISBN
- 9780300136616
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300136617
ISBN-13
9780300136616
eBay Product ID (ePID)
143629259
Product Key Features
Book Title
Franz Kafka : the Poet of Shame and Guilt
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Topic
European / General, Religious, Literary, Jewish
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography
Book Series
Jewish Lives Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2012-034381
Reviews
"One turns with relief to the immensely readable Saul Friedlnder, whose short biographical essay on Kafka appears in the excellent Jewish Lives series from Yale University Press . . . . Friedlnder's style is elegant and lucid, his knowledge of Kafka's oeuvre and social world superb, his command of the critical literature impeccable. . . . Could very well serve as the new classic short introduction to modernism's most elusive writer."-- Weekly Standard, "Friedländer's concise new book, born of both sorrow and affection, is an ideal place to begin among the hulking alps of Kafka studies."--William Giraldi, New Republic, "This is a book that springs directly from the author's background and from a manifest love for--and great knowledge of--Kafka's work and his milieu. The book's main objective is to mine the question of Kafka's guilt and shame, and Friedlander is more probing, historical and impartial in examining these questions than just about any other scholar I know."--Mark Anderson, author of Reading Kafka and Kafka's Clothes, "[Friedländer] has clearly mastered the vast scholarship that has attached itself to Kafka, and he brings fresh insights of his own to the challenging body of work Kafka left behind."--Jonathan Kirsch, Jewish Journal, "Friedländer's concise new book, born of both sorrow and affection, is an ideal place to begin among the hulking alps of Kafka studies." -William Giraldi, New Republic, "One turns with relief to the immensely readable Saul Friedländer, whose short biographical essay on Kafka appears in the excellent Jewish Lives series from Yale University Press . . . . Friedländer's style is elegant and lucid, his knowledge of Kafka's oeuvre and social world superb, his command of the critical literature impeccable. . . . Could very well serve as the new classic short introduction to modernism's most elusive writer."-- Weekly Standard, "[Friedländer] has clearly mastered the vast scholarship that has attached itself to Kafka, and he brings fresh insights of his own to the challenging body of work Kafka left behind."-Jonathan Kirsch, Jewish Journal, "[Friedlnder] has clearly mastered the vast scholarship that has attached itself to Kafka, and he brings fresh insights of his own to the challenging body of work Kafka left behind."-Jonathan Kirsch, Jewish Journal, "One turns with relief to the immensely readable Saul Friedländer, whose short biographical essay on Kafka appears in the excellent Jewish Lives series from Yale University Press . . . . Friedländer's style is elegant and lucid, his knowledge of Kafka's oeuvre and social world superb, his command of the critical literature impeccable. . . . Could very well serve as the new classic short introduction to modernism's most elusive writer."- Weekly Standard, "Like Kafka's work, Franz Kafka is dense and provocative. In his exploration of Kafka's work, Friedländer calls on his rich knowledge of Central Europe during Kafka's lifetime. . . A candid and stimulating examination of the forces that shaped Kafka's anguished life/work."--Maron L. Waxman, Jewish Book Council, "This is a book that springs directly from the author's background and from a manifest love for--and great knowledge of--Kafka's work and his milieu. The book's main objective is to mine the question of Kafka's guilt and shame, and Friedlander is more probing, historical and impartial in examining these questions than just about any other scholar I know."--Mark Anderson, author of Reading Kafka and Kafka's Clothes, "Like Kafka's work, Franz Kafka is dense and provocative. In his exploration of Kafka's work, Friedlnder calls on his rich knowledge of Central Europe during Kafka's lifetime. . . A candid and stimulating examination of the forces that shaped Kafka's anguished life/work."-Maron L. Waxman, Jewish Book Council, "[Friedlnder] has clearly mastered the vast scholarship that has attached itself to Kafka, and he brings fresh insights of his own to the challenging body of work Kafka left behind."--Jonathan Kirsch, Jewish Journal, "A creative, risky approach to interpreting Kafka. . . . Friedlnder's approach should motivate us to do what we should: reread one of the masters of 20th-century fiction."- The Forward, "This book is a clear, uncensorious and serious contribution to the publisher's Jewish Lives series. It is the work of a great historian paying careful attention to a great and disquieting writer."--Robert Eaglestone, Times Higher Education Supplement, "A creative, risky approach to interpreting Kafka. . . . Friedländer's approach should motivate us to do what we should: reread one of the masters of 20th-century fiction."- The Forward, "This is a book that springs directly from the author's background and from a manifest love for-and great knowledge of-Kafka's work and his milieu. The book's main objective is to mine the question of Kafka's guilt and shame, and Friedlander is more probing, historical and impartial in examining these questions than just about any other scholar I know."-Mark Anderson, author of Reading Kafka and Kafka's Clothes, "Like Kafka's work, Franz Kafka is dense and provocative. In his exploration of Kafka's work, Friedländer calls on his rich knowledge of Central Europe during Kafka's lifetime. . . A candid and stimulating examination of the forces that shaped Kafka's anguished life/work."-Maron L. Waxman, Jewish Book Council, "A creative, risky approach to interpreting Kafka. . . . Friedlnder's approach should motivate us to do what we should: reread one of the masters of 20th-century fiction."-- The Forward, "Like Kafka's work, Franz Kafka is dense and provocative. In his exploration of Kafka's work, Friedlnder calls on his rich knowledge of Central Europe during Kafka's lifetime. . . A candid and stimulating examination of the forces that shaped Kafka's anguished life/work."--Maron L. Waxman, Jewish Book Council, "This stimulating book investigates some of the sources of Kafka's personal anguish and its complex reflections in his imaginary world."-- Jewish Ledger, "A creative, risky approach to interpreting Kafka. . . . Friedländer's approach should motivate us to do what we should: reread one of the masters of 20th-century fiction."-- The Forward, "Interweaving Kafka's letters, diaries and stories, [Friedlander] shows us a new and vital Kafka, who made literature out of all the things he brilliantly failed at in his mostly painful life. Friedlander, the great historian of the Holocaust, intricately reveals how longing and personal history can disturb and inspire genius. It's as if I'd never read Kafka before, and finally know him."--Philip Schultz, Harriet : A Poetry Blog, the Poetry Foundation, "Interweaving Kafka's letters, diaries and stories, [Friedlander] shows us a new and vital Kafka, who made literature out of all the things he brilliantly failed at in his mostly painful life. Friedlander, the great historian of the Holocaust, intricately reveals how longing and personal history can disturb and inspire genius. It's as if I'd never read Kafka before, and finally know him."-Philip Schultz, Harriet : A Poetry Blog, the Poetry Foundation, "Friedlnder's concise new book, born of both sorrow and affection, is an ideal place to begin among the hulking alps of Kafka studies."--William Giraldi, New Republic, "This book is a clear, uncensorious and serious contribution to the publisher's Jewish Lives series. It is the work of a great historian paying careful attention to a great and disquieting writer."-Robert Eaglestone, Times Higher Education Supplement, "One turns with relief to the immensely readable Saul Friedlnder, whose short biographical essay on Kafka appears in the excellent Jewish Lives series from Yale University Press . . . . Friedlnder's style is elegant and lucid, his knowledge of Kafka's oeuvre and social world superb, his command of the critical literature impeccable. . . . Could very well serve as the new classic short introduction to modernism's most elusive writer."- Weekly Standard
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
833/.912 B
Synopsis
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a highly original and engaging appraisal of Kafka's life, work, legacy, and thought Franz Kafka was the poet of his own disorder. Throughout his life he struggled with a pervasive sense of shame and guilt that left traces in his daily existence--in his many letters, in his extensive diaries, and especially in his fiction. This stimulating book investigates some of the sources of Kafka's personal anguish and its complex reflections in his imaginary world. In his query, Saul Friedl nder probes major aspects of Kafka's life (family, Judaism, love and sex, writing, illness, and despair) that until now have been skewed by posthumous censorship. Contrary to Kafka's dying request that all his papers be burned, Max Brod, Kafka's closest friend and literary executor, edited and published the author's novels and other works soon after his death in 1924. Friedl nder shows that, when reinserted in Kafka's letters and diaries, deleted segments lift the mask of "sainthood" frequently attached to the writer and thus restore previously hidden aspects of his individuality. About Jewish Lives: Jewish Lives is a prizewinning series of interpretative biography designed to explore the many facets of Jewish identity. Individual volumes illuminate the imprint of Jewish figures upon literature, religion, philosophy, politics, cultural and economic life, and the arts and sciences. Subjects are paired with authors to elicit lively, deeply informed books that explore the range and depth of the Jewish experience from antiquity to the present. In 2014, the Jewish Book Council named Jewish Lives the winner of its Jewish Book of the Year Award, the first series ever to receive this award. More praise for Jewish Lives: "Excellent" -New York Times "Exemplary" -Wall Street Journal "Distinguished" -New Yorker "Superb" -The Guardian, From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a highly original and engaging appraisal of Franz Kafka's life, work, legacy, and thought "The work of a great historian paying careful attention to a great and disquieting writer."--Robert Eaglestone, Times Higher Education Supplement Franz Kafka was the poet of his own disorder. Throughout his life he struggled with a pervasive sense of shame and guilt that left traces in his daily existence--in his many letters, in his extensive diaries, and especially in his fiction. This stimulating book investigates some of the sources of Kafka's personal anguish and its complex reflections in his imaginary world. In his query, Saul Friedländer probes major aspects of Kafka's life (family, Judaism, love and sex, writing, illness, and despair) that until now have been skewed by posthumous censorship. Contrary to Kafka's dying request that all his papers be burned, Max Brod, Kafka's closest friend and literary executor, edited and published the author's novels and other works soon after his death in 1924. Friedländer shows that, when reinserted in Kafka's letters and diaries, deleted segments lift the mask of "sainthood" frequently attached to the writer and thus restore previously hidden aspects of his individuality. About Jewish Lives: Jewish Lives is a prizewinning series of interpretative biography designed to explore the many facets of Jewish identity. Individual volumes illuminate the imprint of Jewish figures upon literature, religion, philosophy, politics, cultural and economic life, and the arts and sciences. Subjects are paired with authors to elicit lively, deeply informed books that explore the range and depth of the Jewish experience from antiquity to the present. In 2014, the Jewish Book Council named Jewish Lives the winner of its Jewish Book of the Year Award, the first series ever to receive this award. More praise for Jewish Lives: "Excellent" -New York Times "Exemplary" -Wall Street Journal "Distinguished" -New Yorker "Superb" -The Guardian
LC Classification Number
PT2621.A26Z7199265
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- e***u (283)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe listing was for a hardcover version of this book; however, I received a paperback. The Seller replied quickly to my question about this issue and issued a full refund - and let me keep the book. So, a diligent Seller for sure - and well packaged and reasonable timing on shipping. Thank you for the refund, and as you suggested, I'll likely donate this volume and seek the hardcover.
- e***n (392)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat transaction, exactly as described, packed well, and promptly shipped on August 6th. Unfortunately the U.S. Postal Service took 23 calendar days to deliver the book. It was shipped from Pennsylvania, to Atlanta, past Alabama to Texas, enjoyed several days in Texas, then to Minneapolis, Jacksonville, Florida, back to Atlanta, finally to Birmingham, and Huntsville. The seller was very responsive and I decided it was interesting to see if/how the book would arrive. Thanks, JoeDrumsville!: The Evolution of the New Orleans Beat by Robert Cataliotti: Used (#405155037686)