A new translation of Franz Kafka’s diaries restores much of his Jewish musings.

[Mindful]

I’ve read much of Kafka:

The broad strokes of Kafka’s biography have long been known to historians, but a new English translation of the Czech author’s complete and unabridged diaries gives readers the fullest possible picture of his complex, contradictory relationship with Judaism. For an author most famous for his depictions of loneliness, alienation and unyielding bureaucracy, Kafka often saw in Judaism an opportunity to forge a shared community.

“The beautiful strong separations in Judaism,” he praises at one point, in a disjointed style that is a hallmark of his diaries. “One gets space. One sees oneself better, one judges oneself better.”

A new translation of Franz Kafka's diaries restores much of his Jewish musings - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The celebrated author of “The Metamorphosis” had a lifelong interest in Jewish ideas, especially Yiddish theater.

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[Zebra]

I also like Kafka!

 

[Zebra]

I’ve read much of Kafka:

The broad strokes of Kafka’s biography have long been known to historians, but a new English translation of the Czech author’s complete and unabridged diaries gives readers the fullest possible picture of his complex, contradictory relationship with Judaism. For an author most famous for his depictions of loneliness, alienation and unyielding bureaucracy, Kafka often saw in Judaism an opportunity to forge a shared community.

“The beautiful strong separations in Judaism,” he praises at one point, in a disjointed style that is a hallmark of his diaries. “One gets space. One sees oneself better, one judges oneself better.”

A new translation of Franz Kafka's diaries restores much of his Jewish musings - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

The celebrated author of “The Metamorphosis” had a lifelong interest in Jewish ideas, especially Yiddish theater.

www.jta.org

I would not call Kafka a Czech writer.
I would say ... he was a German Jew in Prague

 

[gtopa1]

Hmmm.

Who is the most famous Czech writer?


Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

I consider Kafka a Czech though of course his heritage was Germanic Czeck. He was not a Slavic Czeck.

Greg

 

[Zebra]

Hmmm.

Who is the most famous Czech writer?


Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

I consider Kafka a Czech though of course his heritage was Germanic Czeck. He was not a Slavic Czeck.

Greg

ok

but he is part of German literature