Lovers of Franz K. (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781635425376)

An inventive literary obituary for Kafka, this thriller of love and revenge brings the Cold War to life, from Paris and Istanbul to West Berlin and Tel Aviv.

Amid the student protests in 1960s Europe, Kafka's best friend, Max Brod, becomes a target of their ire: Against the dying writer's wishes, he had published texts that never should have been part of his legacy. After Brod is injured in an attempted assassination, assailant Ferdy Kaplan is captured and questioned by Commissioner M?ller at the West Berlin police station.

As his interrogation progresses, through dialogues in the police station, the courtroom, and the prison, Kaplan's background is revealed piece by piece, from the love story between him and his childhood friend Amalya, to their shared passion for Kafka, which leads them to join a radical group. But when a shocking discovery is made about the person who ultimately set Brod's attempted murder in motion, Kaplan and M?ller agree to work together to expose the truth.

In this gripping, thought-provoking tribute to Kafka, Burhan S?nmez vividly recreates a key period of history when the Berlin Wall divided Europe, and women were fighting for freedom and against tradition, adopting Jean Seberg's iconic short haircut from Breathless. More than a typical mystery, Lovers of Franz K. is a brilliant exploration of the value of books, and the issues of anti-Semitism, immigration, and violence that recur in Kafka's life and writings.

Author: Burhan S?nmez
ISBN-10: 1635425379
ISBN-13: 9781635425376
Publisher: Other Press (NY)
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2025
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs