Franz Kafka

by Ronald Gray

This 1973 text provides a critical introduction to the writings of Franz Kafka. Within it Ronald Gray surveys the novels and short stories, and glances also at the religious or confessional writings. He presents a persuasive and coherent account of Kafka's personal and artistic development and its meaning and value for us. Dr Gray argues that the early short stories are most finished and controlled; here Kafka recognised and managed to find a form exactly fitting his own condition, and the writing is less compulsive and obsessional than it became later. Dr Gray quotes extensively, translating specifically for the purpose. He writes for all whose who read Kafka, especially the many who read him in translation and would like a helpful and shrewd guide to understanding. Kafka's work hauntingly expresses one whole area of the modern mind - its anguish, dissociation and guilt - and this sane and sympathetic book puts him into a humane perspective.

Genres: Nonfiction, Criticism, Literary Criticism

230 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1962

About the author

Dr. Ronald D. Gray, Fellow of Emmanuel College, lectured at Cambridge on German Literature and Philosophy for 33 years.

Reviews

[فائزة بن شلبے · Rating 4 out of 5]

هذا الكتاب مهم ومهم جدا لأولئك الذين يرون في أعمال كافكا مجرد هرطقة ومبالغة في الشعور بالمسؤولية
هذا الكتاب يجعلك تعي بذلك المخيخ الذي في رأسك مدى عمق ترهات كافكا
أنصح به وجدا للمشككين ،لمحبيه ، حتى للذين يشفقون
وكمحبة لأدب كافكا لا أجد صعوبة في تجرع أي حرف يكتبه هو أو نقاده
ويكفي أن كافكا أثار الريبة في قلوب كل من قرأ له وعنه
فهمه أم لا لا يهم
المهم أنه شعر به ف
فأحيانا نحتاج أن نشعر بالشيء أكثر من أن نفهمه
حتى القارئ يستطيع أن يشعر بكاتبه المفضل !

[Bushra ~ · Rating 2 out of 5]

لم أكمله لذا....

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Paused on a high note: almost every essay in this collection was good. More writers than academics here too, so kafka's work was dealt with more globally. The editor even added an essay calling bullshit on kafka and his work. Overall a good introductory collection.

[T · Rating 3 out of 5]

A merely okay collection of essays. Most of them try to interpret Kafka in a religious light, which is dead wrong, if you ask me. I don't have the book handy right now, but I think the essay called "The World of Franz Kafka" or something along those lines was the only truly spot on one.

[Aman Sliai]

ليش مافي ريفيو عن الكاتب او اي شي !

[Manar]

nice one…