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"Benjamin says the ambiguity of Kafka’s prose make translating his work difficult in general. But translating Kafka’s diaries proved especially tricky...."

Cape Cod is hopping for the unofficial start of summer with art, music, poetry, social justice, a rhododendron festival and hydrangea workshop.

What did our critic think of PRAYER FOR THE FRENCH REPUBLIC at Actor's Express? There are some questions we ask because we want to, and there are others we ask because we have to. PRAYER at Actor's Express asks both in a beautifully compelling story of a Jewish family searching for safety. Come walk away with a deeper understanding of the world.

Review: “Prayer for the French Republic” recalls the past with present emotion and richness at the current Actors Express production

While I have been an admirer of Joshua Harmon’s work for several years, his newest play “Prayer for the French Republic,” which boldly explores life a

When the 'Metamorphosis' author died his friend Max Brod published his journals - cutting the parts he thought too personal. Now they're complete thanks to translator Ross Benjamin

Are we being told that reading the Torah is like traveling in Dr. Who’s TARDIS, whose inside is larger than its outside dimensions and travels backward and forward in time?

Delighting in brick-and-mortar bookstores. Also: The Kafka diaries; news literacy; misdiagnosed by an Apple watch; unrepresentative polls.

The first time Franz Kafka’s voice entered my head, I was 15. Two new friends I’d made through our shared interest in literature had introduced me to his f..

A new, authoritative translation of Franz Kafka's diaries shed light on the author's views on Jewish culture and ritual.