{"product_id":"kafka-paperback","title":"Kafka - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eR. Crumb\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eDavid Zane Mairowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Text by (Art\/Photo Books)), \u003cb\u003eRichard Appignanesi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"What do I have in common with the Jews? I don't even have anything in common with myself.\"\u003c\/em\u003e Nothing could better express the essence of Franz Kafka, a man described by his friends as living behind a \"glass wall.\" Kafka wrote in the tradition of the great Yiddish storytellers, whose stock-in-trade was bizarre fantasy tainted with hilarity and self-abasement. What he added to this tradition was an almost unbearably expanded consciousness. Alienated from his roots, his family, his surroundings, and primarily from his own body, Kafka created a unique literary language in which to hide away, transforming himself into a cockroach, an ape, a dog, a mole or a circus artiste who starves himself to death in front of admiring crowds. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid Zane Mairowitz's brilliant text and the illustrations and comic panels of the world's greatest cartoonist, Robert Crumb (himself no stranger to self-loathing and alienation), help us to understand the essence of Kafka and provide insight beyond the cliche \"Kafkaesque,\" peering through Kafka's glass wall like no other book before it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is a wonderful educational tool for those unfamiliar with Kafka, including a brief but inclusive biography as well as the plots of many of his works, all illustrated by Crumb, making this newly designed edition a must-have for admirers of both Kafka and Crumb.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.4 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49256562721025,"sku":"9781560978060","price":29.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/1677\/6705\/files\/1xp4GbcZZL9781560978060.webp?v=1781389309","url":"https:\/\/www.gotham-library.com\/fr-ca\/products\/kafka-paperback","provider":"Gotham Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}