Nightmare of Reason: Life of Franz Kafka
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (541 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B000PUCQ3E |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 466 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Brilliant and moving biography of the most lonely literary genius who nonetheless inspired deep love and devotion I would like to focus in this review on the final pages of this outstanding and moving biography. In it Pawel tells the story of two of the great loves of Kafka's life, Milena Jesenka and Dora Dymant. In these stories we see how Kafka who somehow more deeply than any other writer conveys anxiety in loneliness, was very much loved and respected in his own l. A truly great biography Spinozist Ernst Pawel is a wonderful writer. His book on Heine is very good too. This book is in many ways a work of art in its own right. Pawel is opinionated, but rarely boring. One feels he really knows that part of the the world in that time, what it felt like to be a German speaking Jew around the WW1 and thereafter. One feels Pawel is an insider, a bit jaded, . Reasons for the Nightmare This is a very well written biography, but it takes a long time to get going (well, so did Kafka). The first hundred pages are, it must be admitted, a real slog through pre-war, Czech-German-Jewish cultural struggles. It picks up when the writing begins in earnest, and becomes simultaneously hilarious and moving when we move into Kafka's desperate "fox che
Covers show minor shelf wear. Pages are clean and unmarked. Very good HARDCOVER with DJ. 1ST EDITION. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Dust jacket shows edge wear.