Kafka: A Guide for the Perplexed

by Clayton Koelb

Franz Kafka is one of the most widely taught, and read, writers in world literature. Readers encountering texts like 'The Metamorphosis' and The Trial for the first time are frequently perplexed by his often intentionally weird writing. Some might say that Kafka's enduring achievement has been to make his readers love being perplexed. As much of Kafka's writing is designed to perplex the reader, this guide helps the reader understand why and how perplexity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826495796
• ISBN13: 9780826495792
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"