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Inside the ethically thorny world of posthumous publishing

Jaroslav Svoboda, the owner of Czech Inn Hotels and operator of the Hotel Don Giovanni, the venue of the Prague Chess Festival, is a passionate chess fan. In a short interview he reveals that he learnt to play chess rather late in life, talks about his friendship to Vlastimil Hort and explains why Bobby Fischer is not an ideal role model. | Photo: The Hotel Don Giovanni

Did Franz Kafka’s stories stem from a difficult childhood, a rage-filled time? A century after his death, they continue to warn against unchecked authoritarianism and of how we still struggle with inclusivity.

Kenneth Wain conjures up imagined situations. Biographical notes and history are woven into an imaginative tapestry

Which version of “The Metamorphosis” or “Crime and Punishment” should you choose? In a particularly well-stocked library or bookshop, you could find many different English translations.

"I sit in my room in the headquarters of the noise of the whole apartment ... My father bursts through the door to my room and passes through, his robe trailing ... the ashes are being scraped out of the stove in the next room … there is shouting one word after the other through the foyer. Father is gone; now the subtler, more diffuse, more hopeless noise begins, led by the voices of two canaries"

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Havana, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) 2024 begins and many specialists already call it the most Kafkaesque year, since on June 3, 1924 the world will commemorate 100 years since the death of the Czech writer Franz Kafka, one of the most influential people of the 20th century.

The Czech writer has spawned a popular legacy he never wanted. One hundred years after his death, it's time to look beyond the cliché

/PRNewswire/ -- Aflac Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) announced today that it will host a conference call addressing earnings for the fourth quarter and full year of...