Franz Kafka, Author, read by Alan Scarfe, Jack Wetherall. CBC Audio $15.95 (0p) ISBN 978-0-660-19550-6 Relatively unknown as a writer during his short lifetime, Kafka (1883–1924) became a major ...

An unabridged volume of Franz Kafka’s diaries restores the rough edges and impulses that were buffed out of past editions. By Dwight Garner When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our ...

Far from being completely unmusical, as he himself claimed, Kafka's unconventional tastes were ahead of his time, argues Will Self As with so much concerning Kafka – his strange life, and stranger ...

To mark the centenary of Kafka’s death next month, three compelling books – including his unedited diaries – reveal the complexity of the author’s works and why ‘Kafkaesque’ is so reductive There is a ...

On Nov. 5, the Kelly Writers House hosted a conversation with translator Mark Harman about his new translation of Franz Kafka’s “Selected Stories.” The event consisted of Harman discussing the process ...

Israeli author Amos Oz has been named the recipient of the prestigious Franz Kafka Prize, selected by an international jury from a short list of 12 globally recognized writers. The $10,000 prize, ...

Celebrated Jewish writer Franz Kafka may have written his most famous works, including the novella “The Metamorphosis,” in German, his mother tongue. But Kafka was proficient in other languages, too, ...

Earlier today, the LA Review of Books published an interview with Jewish book cover designer, Peter Mendelsund. Even if you don’t recognize the name, if you’re a reader you’ve almost certainly seen ...