Warum diese Affinität zu Käfern – und was bedeutete das Adjektiv ‚kafkaesk‘ eigentlich ursprünglich?
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Quote Digest, Vol. 1: Franz Kafka
Another new and fun series is starting on my blog: Welcome to Quote Digest. The premise of this series is the fact that great books are usually well-written and well thought out, which makes them highly quotable. On some occasions,… Weiterlesen ›
The Janus-faced Macabre of Japanese Literature
I’ve recently read novels by two Japanese authors: The Face of Another by Kōbō Abe and A Personal Matter by Kenzaburō Ōe. Both are very interesting and discussion-worthy, and also quite similar in how they describe the human condition. At the same time, both are… Weiterlesen ›
