America is “disappearing” people, bringing to mind the fate of K in Kafka’s “Trial.”
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Kafka and America’s Disappeared
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Imagining Trump as Kafka’s K.
Satirist Petri imagines Trump as Kafka’s K–but in this case Trump’s mind, not the court, is Kafkaesque.
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Russia’s Kafkaesque Legal System
Kafka’s “Trial” describes the current Russian justice system.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Alexei Navalny, injustice, Russian dissenters, Russian justice, Trial, Vladimir Kara-Murz Comments closed
History’s Arc Bends Towards Kafka
The late Kundera has fascinating insights into how the novel has intersected with history.
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Reading Lit to Cope with Prison
In his book about reading lit in prison, Genis talks about how novels helped him understand fellow inmates and discover his own Jewishness.
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Calvino on Reading the Classics
In a famous essay, Calvino gives us multiple reasons to read the classics.
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