Tag Archives: Reiner Stach

Kafka’s Book of Images – Part 2

Posted on January 25, 2025 by Symbol Reader

SATURN’S SHADOW Reiner Stach published the second volume of Kafka’s biography in 2013 under the title Kafka: The Decisive Years. The volume covers the years 1910 (Kafka’s 27th birthday) till 1915. This period, spanning Kafka’s late twenties to early thirties, … Continue reading →

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Kafka’s Book of Images – Part 1

Posted on September 8, 2024 by Symbol Reader

Each volume of Reiner Stach’s Kafka biography is a gem in its own right. The Early Years, which, due to legal issues, was published last in the trilogy, offers a treasure trove of insights into Kafka’s childhood and formative years. … Continue reading →

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Kafka’s Sirens

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Symbol Reader

“Now the Sirens have a still more fatal weapon than their song, namely their silence… someone might possibly have escaped from their singing; but from their silence, certainly never.” Franz Kafka Last year I posted my tribute to Franz Kafka … Continue reading →