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Will Kafka’s work survive the distorted representations made in his name?
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Will Kafka’s work survive the distorted representations made in his name?
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Surreal drawings by author of The Trial – which he demanded be burnt after his death – to be published
Eigentlich ist ja kein Kafka-Jahr, jedenfalls kein rundes. Aber irgendetwas liegt da in der Luft, das den 1924 verstorbenen Autor wieder allgegenwärtig macht. Auf einmal sitzen wieder ältere Herren in der Straßenbahn vor einem, die Kafkas „Schloss“ mit ernsthafter Hingabe lesen. Eine Rezension von Tucholsky aus dem Jahr 1928 fällt einem in die Hand, in der er fast flapsig meint, ein Buch müsse überhaupt nicht druckfrisch sein, um es zu besprechen.
Richard Ovenden, director de la prestigiosa Biblioteca Bodleian de Oxford, considera en 'Quemar los libros' que los mayores retos a los que se enfrentan las bibliotecas son los de "la financiación y su lugar en la sociedad".