A new translation of Franz Kafka's diaries restores much of his Jewish musings
The celebrated author of “The Metamorphosis” had a lifelong interest in Jewish ideas, especially Yiddish theater.
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The celebrated author of “The Metamorphosis” had a lifelong interest in Jewish ideas, especially Yiddish theater.
An unabridged volume of Franz Kafka’s diaries restores the rough edges and impulses that were buffed out of past editions.
We think of him as a recluse, but an unfiltered translation of his diaries reveals an artist who was often antic, alive, and in motion.
“A calm positively scenic thinking sets in.”
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