Kafka and Cultural Zionism: Dates in Palestine (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780299221904)

Kafka and Cultural Zionism is an illumination of the individual Jewish identity of this major modernist German author. Through a thorough examination of Kafka's life, his influences, and his writings, Iris Bruce makes a case for Kafka's interest in Zionism and demonstrates the presence of Jewish themes and motifs in Kafka's literary works. In recognizing this essential part of Kafka's individual voice, Bruce hopes to provide a new perspective on Kafka and his writings that allows the reader to find the humor, playfulness, rebelliousness, and challenge that can be overlooked if the reader expects to find a Kafka who is disengaged from his ethnic and cultural identity, as well as the politics of his age. Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Magazine

Author: Iris Bruce
ISBN-10: 0299221903
ISBN-13: 9780299221904
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Language: English
Published: 05/01/2007
Pages: 282
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.52w x 0.85d