{"product_id":"kafkas-son-curt-leviant-9781938103384","title":"Kafka's Son","description":"Set in New York City and Prague in 1992, \u003ci\u003eKafka's Son\u003c\/i\u003e follows a first-person narrator who is a documentary filmmaker. In a New York synagogue, he meets an elderly Czech Jew named Jiri, once the head of the famous Jewish Museum in Prague, with whom he discovers a shared love of Kafka. Inspired by this friendship, the narrator travels to Prague to make a film about Jewish life in the city and its Kafka connections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his search for answers, he crosses paths with the beadle of the famous 900-year-old Altneushul synagogue, the rumored home to a legendary golem hidden away in a secret attic--which may or may not exist; a mysterious man who may or may not be Kafka's son--and who may or may not exist; Mr. Klein, who although several years younger than Jiri may or may not be his father; and an enigmatic young woman in a blue beret--who is almost certainly real. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaybe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Prague itself becomes as perplexing and unpredictable as its transient inhabitants, Curt Leviant unfolds a labyrinthine tale that is both detective novel and love story, captivating maze and realistic fantasy, and a one hundred percent stunning tribute to Kafka and his city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Curt Leviant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1938103386\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781938103384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dzanc Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.40w x 1.50d","brand":"Curt Leviant","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48871397916927,"sku":"9781938103384","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kafkas-son-curt-leviant-9781938103384","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}