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Essay Defining Kafkaesque Earlier this week, James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel wrote about a man as puzzling as his stories, Kafka and the parable, and Tamar Yellin’s “Kafka in… John Kessel January 20, 2012
Recommended Reading Escaping the Past? Earlier this week, James Patrick Kelly wrote about a man as puzzling as his stories and John Kessel examined Kafka and the parable. Today, Kelly discusses Sami… James Patrick Kelly January 19, 2012
Essay Kafka and the Parable John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly are the editors of Kafkaesque: Stories Inspired by Franz Kafka. They will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… John Kessel January 18, 2012
Essay Kafka: A Man As Puzzling As His Stories John Kessel and James Patrick Kelly are the editors of Kafkaesque: Stories Inspired by Franz Kafka. They will be blogging here all week for Jewish Book Council and… James Patrick Kelly January 16, 2012
Recommended Reading Kafka Alert Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterIt’s been a while since we’ve received Kafka-themed books, but in the past month we’ve received FOUR. What gives? Not that I’m… Naomi Firestone-Teeter December 15, 2011
Essay Short Friday Earlier this week, Avi Steinberg wrote about Kafka in Tel Aviv and shared ahorribly embarrassing memo. His first book, Running the Books: The Adventures… Avi Steinberg December 10, 2010
Essay The Pit of Tel Aviv, A Preliminary Damage Report Avi Steinberg’s first book, Running the Books: The Adventures of an Accidental Prison Librarian, is now available. He will be blogging all week for the Jewish… Avi Steinberg December 6, 2010
News Kafka Manuscripts: The Fight Over Kafka Posted by Naomi Firestone-TeeterThe blogosphere has been abuzz over the the newly found Kafka manuscripts (examples on: JPS, Tablet, and Jewcy). Rodger… Naomi Firestone-Teeter July 30, 2010
