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Kafkin prijatelj
Gavranov novi roman donosi snažnu emocionalnu priču o prijateljstvu između dvaju pisaca - Franza Kafke i Maxa Broda - te o ženama koje su ih sudbinski odredile. Ljubav i literatura neprestano se isprepliću u životima senzibilnih heroja. Roman je smješten u Prag u razdoblju 1903. do 1924., a zatim tijekom 1953. u Tel Aviv. Prva desetljeća 20. stoljeća autor je iznimno uvjerljivo opisao - pred čitateljima je nostalgičn i prikaz Srednje Europe kakva odavno više ne postoji. Biografije poznatih pisaca, u Gavranovoj interpretaciji , zadobile su posve drugačija značenja.
"Kafkin prijatelj" roman je neobične strukture i neobičnog literarnog postupka, koji vješto zadržava pozornost čitatelja, jer na podlozi dramatičnih zbivanja, intimne sudbine mladih junaka doimlju se i bolnima i začudnima.
"Kafkin prijatelj" roman je neobične strukture i neobičnog literarnog postupka, koji vješto zadržava pozornost čitatelja, jer na podlozi dramatičnih zbivanja, intimne sudbine mladih junaka doimlju se i bolnima i začudnima.
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183 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 2011
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About the author
Miro Gavran
79 books103 followersMiro Gavran is a contemporary Croatian author, born in 1961. His works have been translated into 35 languages, and his books have come out in 150 different editions at home and abroad. His dramas and comedies have had more than 200 theatre first nights around the world and have been seen by more than two million theatre-goers.
He is the only living dramatist in Europe to have a theatre festival devoted solely to his plays outside his/her homeland; the Gavranfest has been held in Slovakia since 2003.
He debuted in 1983 with the drama Creon's Antigone, speaking out forcefully about political manipulation. This was followed three years later by the drama Night of the Gods, the theme being the relationship between the artist and the powers-that-be under a totalitarian system. He then wrote a cycle of plays concentrating on male-female relations, in which his heroes were often great historical persons. He has created a series of complex female characters. His heroines are both strong and emotional. He has written some forty plays to date, including Death of an Actor, All About Women, All About Men, George Washington's Loves, Chekhov Says Good-Bye to Tolstoy, How To Kill The President, Greta Garbo's Secret, Parallel Worlds, Nora in Our Time, My Wife's Husband, Dr Freud's Patient...
There have been first nights of his plays throughout the world, in: Rotterdam, Washington, Moscow, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, Buenos Aires, Waterford, Mumbai, Bratislava, Prague, Ljubljana, Sarajevo, Krakow, Belgrade, Budapest, Athens, Augsburg, Vienna, Sofia.
He has had nine novels published: Forgotten Son, How We Broke Our Legs, Klara, Margita or A Journey into a Former Life, Judith, John the Baptist, Pontius Pilate and The Only Witness to Beauty, Kafka's friend, along with a collection of short stories entitled Small Unusual People.
In his early novels, he describes life in the Croatian provinces, featuring everyday folk, anti-heroes of sorts, who retain a positive stance towards life even when they are confronted with injustice and major difficulties. This is perhaps best seen in his novel, Forgotten Son (1989), in which the central personage is a slightly mentally challenged young man of twenty.
As a forty-year-old, Gavran started to write psychological-existential novels inspired by biblical characters, bringing them nearer to the sensibilities of contemporary readers. These books have been popular with both believers and non-believers, since their messages are universal.
His books have been published in all corners of the globe: in Beijing, Vienna, St Petersburg, Oslo, Istanbul, Paris, Prague, Bratislava, Sofia, Ljubljana...
Gavran has received more than twenty literary awards in Croatia and abroad, including the Central European Time Award, given annually in Budapest to the best Central European author for overall opus, as well as the European Circle Award given to writers for the confirmation of European values in their texts.
With insight and humour, Miro Gavran has written eight books for children and young people: All Sorts of Things in My Head, How Dad Won Mum, Head Over Heels in Love, Happy Days, Farewell Letter, Plays with a Head and a Tail, Try to Forget and The Teacher of My Dreams. These books have also found their way to adult readers.
Gavran earned his degree in Dramaturgy at the Academy of Theatre, Film and Television in Zagreb.
He first worked as a dramaturge and theatre director at the famous ITD Theatre in Zagreb. Since 1993, he has been living and working as a free-lance, professional writer. His theatre and prose texts have been included in numerous anthologies in Croatia and in countries outside its borders, and his work is studied at universities throughout the world.
He has been living in Zagreb, Croatia since he was twenty. He is married to the actress Mladena Gavran, and founded the Gavran Theatre with her in 2002. Their son Jakov is a student of acting.
He is the only living dramatist in Europe to have a theatre festival devoted solely to his plays outside his/her homeland; the Gavranfest has been held in Slovakia since 2003.
He debuted in 1983 with the drama Creon's Antigone, speaking out forcefully about political manipulation. This was followed three years later by the drama Night of the Gods, the theme being the relationship between the artist and the powers-that-be under a totalitarian system. He then wrote a cycle of plays concentrating on male-female relations, in which his heroes were often great historical persons. He has created a series of complex female characters. His heroines are both strong and emotional. He has written some forty plays to date, including Death of an Actor, All About Women, All About Men, George Washington's Loves, Chekhov Says Good-Bye to Tolstoy, How To Kill The President, Greta Garbo's Secret, Parallel Worlds, Nora in Our Time, My Wife's Husband, Dr Freud's Patient...
There have been first nights of his plays throughout the world, in: Rotterdam, Washington, Moscow, Rio de Janeiro, Paris, Buenos Aires, Waterford, Mumbai, Bratislava, Prague, Ljubljana, Sarajevo, Krakow, Belgrade, Budapest, Athens, Augsburg, Vienna, Sofia.
He has had nine novels published: Forgotten Son, How We Broke Our Legs, Klara, Margita or A Journey into a Former Life, Judith, John the Baptist, Pontius Pilate and The Only Witness to Beauty, Kafka's friend, along with a collection of short stories entitled Small Unusual People.
In his early novels, he describes life in the Croatian provinces, featuring everyday folk, anti-heroes of sorts, who retain a positive stance towards life even when they are confronted with injustice and major difficulties. This is perhaps best seen in his novel, Forgotten Son (1989), in which the central personage is a slightly mentally challenged young man of twenty.
As a forty-year-old, Gavran started to write psychological-existential novels inspired by biblical characters, bringing them nearer to the sensibilities of contemporary readers. These books have been popular with both believers and non-believers, since their messages are universal.
His books have been published in all corners of the globe: in Beijing, Vienna, St Petersburg, Oslo, Istanbul, Paris, Prague, Bratislava, Sofia, Ljubljana...
Gavran has received more than twenty literary awards in Croatia and abroad, including the Central European Time Award, given annually in Budapest to the best Central European author for overall opus, as well as the European Circle Award given to writers for the confirmation of European values in their texts.
With insight and humour, Miro Gavran has written eight books for children and young people: All Sorts of Things in My Head, How Dad Won Mum, Head Over Heels in Love, Happy Days, Farewell Letter, Plays with a Head and a Tail, Try to Forget and The Teacher of My Dreams. These books have also found their way to adult readers.
Gavran earned his degree in Dramaturgy at the Academy of Theatre, Film and Television in Zagreb.
He first worked as a dramaturge and theatre director at the famous ITD Theatre in Zagreb. Since 1993, he has been living and working as a free-lance, professional writer. His theatre and prose texts have been included in numerous anthologies in Croatia and in countries outside its borders, and his work is studied at universities throughout the world.
He has been living in Zagreb, Croatia since he was twenty. He is married to the actress Mladena Gavran, and founded the Gavran Theatre with her in 2002. Their son Jakov is a student of acting.
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September 17, 2023
“Kada bih se opet rodio
slavio bih zivot, a ne smrt.”
slavio bih zivot, a ne smrt.”
June 26, 2024
Literatūrinės kokybės nevertinant kaip lengvai skaitoma biografijos santrauka visai neblogai.
October 23, 2015
Historiografska/biografska metafikcija koja mi nikako nije sjela, bez obzira na tematiku koja me itekako zanima. Vjerojatno baš zbog toga. Ostao mi je dojam trivijalizacije, nedovoljnog poštovanja i nezanimljivog, mlakog pokušaja ulaska u život velikog Franza Kafke (iz perspektive Maxa Broda). Spoiler alert, fokus je stavljen na fiktivni erotski odnos Kafkine majke i Maxa Broda (!) Mislim da to sve govori. Roman bi mogao, dakle, proći kao lagani ljubić, s još ponekim elementima, što me nedvojbeno razočaralo. Kontrastirao bih Gavranov neuspješan pokušaj s izvanrednim ostvarenjem Leonida Cipkina koji briljantno ponire i fikcionalizira biografiju drugog velikana svjetske književnosti, Fjodora Mihajloviča Dostojevskog.
April 2, 2019
Citat diela uja Franza Kafku ma nikdy nelakalo. Precitat si jeho zivot bolo celkom zaujimave a tato knizka, ako sme sa zhodli na Kniznom klube je presne taka, ktora moze cloveka primať (docitala som sa, ze tato forma sa uz nepouziva, že primäť) k tomu, aby si niekto precital nejake to jeho dielo. Celkom mila fikcia. Knizka malicka, kapitola na jednu zástavku v eline alebo autobuse/trolejbuse. Pekne napisane, skoro ma to zlomilo, aby som si od Kafku predsa len nieco precitala :D Asi to bude dalsi zivotopis :D
November 2, 2025
What a sick, twisted joke to one of the greatest classical authors is this?? I dived into this book thinking it would show me how Kafka's closest friend viewed him, but 50 pages later I'm met with an erotic fiction about Max Brod and Kafka's mother???
From the very start I noticed how many inaccurate things the "author" mentions, and yes, at the end in his authors note, he warns that he purposely does so, but take this for an example: at the begging it is written: "kafka's father was a quiet man, he rarely shouted", and then not even 10 pages forward we have "Herman, with his aggressive nature, shouted out: ...". ?????? Firstly, Herman was everything but a quiet and soft-spoken man, and secondly, why mention he's calm and then completely twist your words??
A complete disappointment, wouldn't recommend it to anyone, especially Kafka enthusiasts like myself. I can't wait to donate it.
From the very start I noticed how many inaccurate things the "author" mentions, and yes, at the end in his authors note, he warns that he purposely does so, but take this for an example: at the begging it is written: "kafka's father was a quiet man, he rarely shouted", and then not even 10 pages forward we have "Herman, with his aggressive nature, shouted out: ...". ?????? Firstly, Herman was everything but a quiet and soft-spoken man, and secondly, why mention he's calm and then completely twist your words??
A complete disappointment, wouldn't recommend it to anyone, especially Kafka enthusiasts like myself. I can't wait to donate it.
December 9, 2018
Interessant om op deze manier over het leven en werk van Franz Kafka en Max Brod te lezen, en de vrouwen die hun stempel daarop hebben gedrukt.
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December 30, 2015
2015 reading challenge - a book based on a true story
Not exactly a biography but short and to the point, a beautiful piece of literature describing the lives of Franz Kafka and his friend Max Brod. I'm not an expert on their biographies, but the author said there were a few elements he added, and a few he omitted. Still, a pretty insightful and informative short novel, a very fast read fitted into pocket edition.
Not exactly a biography but short and to the point, a beautiful piece of literature describing the lives of Franz Kafka and his friend Max Brod. I'm not an expert on their biographies, but the author said there were a few elements he added, and a few he omitted. Still, a pretty insightful and informative short novel, a very fast read fitted into pocket edition.
January 7, 2021
Nupyliau iš knygos nugarėlės ir interneto:
„Kafkos draugas“ (2011 m.) yra savitos struktūros romanas, sudarytas iš 75 trumpesnių ir ilgesnių fragmentų, kurie susideda į savotišką sudėtingo Franco Kafkos gyvenimo, pakilimų ir nuopuolių mozaiką. Su stipriu emociniu užtaisu pasakojama dviejų rašytojų – Franco Kafkos ir Makso Brodo – draugystė, erotika nuspalvinti jų ryšiai su lemiamos reikšmės jų gyvenimui turėjusiomis moterimis. Meilė ir literatūra nuolat susipina jausmingų veikėjų gyvenimo kelyje. Veiksmas vyksta Prahoje 1903–1924 metais ir 1953-aisiais Tel Avive. Autorius nepaprastai autentiškai, su nostalgijos gaidele vaizduoja pirmuosius XX amžiaus dešimtmečius ir intelektualų gyvenimą Vidurio Europoje, kokios jau seniai nebėra.
Miro Gavranas (g. 1961 m. Gornja Trnava, Kroatija) – žymus kroatų dramaturgas, rašytojas, scenaristas. Kroatijos mokslo ir meno akademija skyrė autoriui apdovanojimą už romano stilių ir išpuoselėtą kroatų kalbą.
Autoriaus pastaba knygos pabaigoje:
„Rašydamas šį trumpą romaną, į pagalbą pasitelkiau žinomus šaltinius apie Franco Kafkos ir Makso Brodo gyvenimą. Tikras jų biografijos žinovas pastebės, kad į kai kuriuos faktus atsižvelgiau, kai kuriuos pakeičiau, o kai ką suvis praleidau. Siekdamas įtaigumo, nevaržiau savo vaizduotės, kurdamas šią istoriją nuo pirmo iki paskutinio puslapio.“
„Kafkos draugas“ (2011 m.) yra savitos struktūros romanas, sudarytas iš 75 trumpesnių ir ilgesnių fragmentų, kurie susideda į savotišką sudėtingo Franco Kafkos gyvenimo, pakilimų ir nuopuolių mozaiką. Su stipriu emociniu užtaisu pasakojama dviejų rašytojų – Franco Kafkos ir Makso Brodo – draugystė, erotika nuspalvinti jų ryšiai su lemiamos reikšmės jų gyvenimui turėjusiomis moterimis. Meilė ir literatūra nuolat susipina jausmingų veikėjų gyvenimo kelyje. Veiksmas vyksta Prahoje 1903–1924 metais ir 1953-aisiais Tel Avive. Autorius nepaprastai autentiškai, su nostalgijos gaidele vaizduoja pirmuosius XX amžiaus dešimtmečius ir intelektualų gyvenimą Vidurio Europoje, kokios jau seniai nebėra.
Miro Gavranas (g. 1961 m. Gornja Trnava, Kroatija) – žymus kroatų dramaturgas, rašytojas, scenaristas. Kroatijos mokslo ir meno akademija skyrė autoriui apdovanojimą už romano stilių ir išpuoselėtą kroatų kalbą.
Autoriaus pastaba knygos pabaigoje:
„Rašydamas šį trumpą romaną, į pagalbą pasitelkiau žinomus šaltinius apie Franco Kafkos ir Makso Brodo gyvenimą. Tikras jų biografijos žinovas pastebės, kad į kai kuriuos faktus atsižvelgiau, kai kuriuos pakeičiau, o kai ką suvis praleidau. Siekdamas įtaigumo, nevaržiau savo vaizduotės, kurdamas šią istoriją nuo pirmo iki paskutinio puslapio.“
November 18, 2020
Ďalšia kniha, ktorú som za tento mesiac čítala na povinné čítanie zo súčasnej chorvátskej literatúry a musím poznamenať, že konečne prvá, ktorá sa mi ozaj páčila od začiatku do konca. Autorov štýl je veľmi prívetivý, kapitoly sú krátke vďaka čomu sa veľmi rýchlo čítajú a čitateľ sa rýchlejšie dostane do deja. Konkrétne od Francza Kafku som čítala len Premenu, ktorá sa mi nepáčila, takže nie som nijaký jeho fanúšik a tejto knihy som sa dosť obávala, nakoľko nerada čítam biografie. Avšak príbeh je vyrozprávaný očami Franczovho najlepšieho priateľa Maxa a je veľmi pútavo prerozprávaný. Na konci knihy autor vysvetľuje, že nie všetky informácie sú pravdivé, ale väčšina z nich je podobná realite. Takže je to niečo medzi beletrizovaným životopisom a akousi beletriou pre dospelých.
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June 28, 2025
net nezinau ko tikejaus, bet zinau, kad tikrai ne to ka perskaiciau.
keisčiausia buvo skaityt Kafkos draugo Makso istorijos puse. net nezinau is that just me ar kas, bet kai atrode kad Kafka atrado žmogų kuris jį myli, Maksas is kart nusiteikia prieš tuos santykius, nes tos išrinktosios moterys jam nepatinka.. like, jam ir neturi jos patikti, svarbiausia jos patinka Kafkai.. bet gal cia tik as
also.. kodel Maksas miega vos ne su visom moterim is eiles? is pradžių Kafkos motina, paskui kai jau buvo susituokęs su dar keliomis (jeigu gerai prisimenu) knygos pabaigoje pasirodo dar turėjo užsimezgusi romana su Milena (kurios as visiskai nepamenu, bet once again, gal cia tik as, nes neisimenu vardu)
taigi, viska apibendrinus: is vienos puses idomi istorija, daug įvykių ir pati istorija itraukė, bet is kitos puses tai ir ????
maksas is the guy's version of sl.t tbh :)
keisčiausia buvo skaityt Kafkos draugo Makso istorijos puse. net nezinau is that just me ar kas, bet kai atrode kad Kafka atrado žmogų kuris jį myli, Maksas is kart nusiteikia prieš tuos santykius, nes tos išrinktosios moterys jam nepatinka.. like, jam ir neturi jos patikti, svarbiausia jos patinka Kafkai.. bet gal cia tik as
also.. kodel Maksas miega vos ne su visom moterim is eiles? is pradžių Kafkos motina, paskui kai jau buvo susituokęs su dar keliomis (jeigu gerai prisimenu) knygos pabaigoje pasirodo dar turėjo užsimezgusi romana su Milena (kurios as visiskai nepamenu, bet once again, gal cia tik as, nes neisimenu vardu)
taigi, viska apibendrinus: is vienos puses idomi istorija, daug įvykių ir pati istorija itraukė, bet is kitos puses tai ir ????
maksas is the guy's version of sl.t tbh :)
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October 15, 2025
Ne razumijem zasto je Gavran imao potrebu napisati biografsku fikciju, al jedini dio koji je zapravo fiktivan je Maxov spolni odnos s Kafkinom MAJKOM i “bivsom curom” Milenom. Zasto su zene samo rekviziti koji sluze kako bi se citatelju iskazalo da se dogadja promjena u zivotu glavnog lika ili da je Max podsvisno ljubomoran na Kafku. Ne razumijem zasto te zene nisu mogle jednostavno postojati u knjizi bez da moram citat seks scene. Toliko nepotrebno i odvratno da me nije ni bilo briga za ostale dijelove knjige.
September 7, 2022
Definitivno interesantna tema, potencijalno intrigantan pristup, razocaravajuce losa izvedba. Dijalozi cesto umjetni, dosta stereotipa, nepotrebnih komentara i zaključaka, a likovi na granici da budu tek papirnati.
January 2, 2018
Beautifully written
May 22, 2021
Tako sazeto, a tako znacajno. Mislim da niti jedan pisac nije u stanju odnos dvojice intelektualaca sazeti na ovaj nacin i usput mu ne oduzeti na dubini i vaznosti.
December 8, 2021
Gavran koristi Kafkin život kao izliku za opis seksualnog života glavnih likova nepotrebno detaljno i, često, bez da te scene imaju ikakav značajan utjecaj na ostatak radnje.
May 14, 2023
the tragedies of their lives are shown in subtle ways and by digging just a little bit deeper you can immediately understand the pain of each person and the cruelty of their love and life
September 6, 2023
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December 17, 2023"Jei dar kartą gimčiau... šlovinčiau gyvenimą, o ne mirtį. "
November 21, 2025
awful
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August 1, 2021
Kafka’s vriend is een klein geromantiseerd historisch roman over de vriendschap tussen de bekende schrijvers Franz Kafka en Max Brod.
Met overwegend korte zinnen en korte hoofdstukken vertelt Gavran op een ogenschijnlijk simpele manier een vertakt verhaal. Deels bekend uit de geschiedenis en deels ontsproten uit de fantasie van de schrijver, verrassen de personages steeds opnieuw. Zoals gebruikelijk bij Gavran, zit het venijn vaak in de staart.
Met overwegend korte zinnen en korte hoofdstukken vertelt Gavran op een ogenschijnlijk simpele manier een vertakt verhaal. Deels bekend uit de geschiedenis en deels ontsproten uit de fantasie van de schrijver, verrassen de personages steeds opnieuw. Zoals gebruikelijk bij Gavran, zit het venijn vaak in de staart.
March 31, 2011
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!! Brilliant as always..
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