Wednesday In a recent Literary Hub article, Emily Temple honors the 95th anniversary of Franz Kafka’s death (June 3, 1924) with a list of times she has encountered the media calling something Kafkaesque. As is often the case in such matters, the term has been much abused, but that shouldn’t make us any the less […]
Tag Archives: Franz Kafka
Why It’s Good To Offend Students
An entering Duke student has refused to read Alison Bechdel’s “Fun House.” A professor comes partially to his defense.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Burning of the Books", Alison Bechdel, Bertolt Brecht, censorship, college life, freshman orientation, Fun House, homosexuality, reader response Comments closed
Kafka’s K Would Feel at Home with FISA
A “Washington Post” quiz comparing Franz Kafka’s “The Trial” with the United Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court comes up with some disturbing resemblances.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged court system, FBI, FISA Court, foreign intelligence agents, NSA, Trial, United Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court Comments closed
Lit, an RX for Fanaticism?
Israeli author Amos Oz believes that literature can provide “a partial and limited immunity to fanaticism.”
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged "Nose", Fanaticism, Nikolai Gogol, Trial, William Shakespeare Comments closed
Grendel as a Norwegian Christian Fascist
Apparently Anders Breivik was very well read and he mentions George Orwell, Franz Kafka, and Ayn Rand. What I find striking about them on the list is that they all articulate high levels of paranoia.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged 1984, Anders Breivik, Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand, George Orwell, Terrorism, Trial Comments closed
