When I left university, I was so relieved never to have to read Kafka again. Not if his were the only book in the world, I thought! It would appear that I am mellowing, though that has been a long, slow process which started only about 3 years ago, when I discovered that Kafka loved Munich. At [...]
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From Cockroach to Cat: Revisiting Kafka
Posted in cook coleridge, german literature, kafka franz, review on October 23, 2011 | 8 Comments »
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