Kafka's Son - Paperback
by Curt Leviant
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Availability:In StockContributor:Curt LeviantTheme:Cultural Region/Central Europe, Ethnic Orientation/African American, Ethnic Orientation/Jewish, Religious Orientation/Jewish, Topical/Coming of AgePublish date:2/9/2016Pages:416
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dzanc BooksISBN-13:9781938103384ISBN-10:1938103386UPC:9781938103384Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, African American & Black, Coming of AgeSize:8.50 x 5.40 x 1.50 inchesWeight:0.59Product ID:SC1MFZA8SC
Set in New York City and Prague in 1992, Kafka's Son follows a first-person narrator who is a documentary filmmaker. In a New York synagogue, he meets an elderly Czech Jew named Jiri, once the head of the famous Jewish Museum in Prague, with whom he discovers a shared love of Kafka. Inspired by this friendship, the narrator travels to Prague to make a film about Jewish life in the city and its Kafka connections. In his search for answers, he crosses paths with the beadle of the famous 900-year-old Altneushul synagogue, the rumored home to a legendary golem hidden away in a secret attic--which may or may not exist; a mysterious man who may or may not be Kafka's son--and who may or may not exist; Mr. Klein, who although several years younger than Jiri may or may not be his father; and an enigmatic young woman in a blue beret--who is almost certainly real. Maybe. As Prague itself becomes as perplexing and unpredictable as its transient inhabitants, Curt Leviant unfolds a labyrinthine tale that is both detective novel and love story, captivating maze and realistic fantasy, and a one hundred percent stunning tribute to Kafka and his city.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Dzanc BooksISBN-13:9781938103384ISBN-10:1938103386UPC:9781938103384Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, African American & Black, Coming of AgeSize:8.50 x 5.40 x 1.50 inchesWeight:0.59Product ID:SC1MFZA8SC
Curt Leviant is author of nine critically acclaimed works of fiction. He has won the Edward Lewis Wallant Award and writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Rockefeller Foundation, the Jerusalem Foundation, the Emily Harvey Foundation in Venice, and the New Jersey Arts Council.
His work has been included in "Best American Short Stories, Prize Stories: the O. Henry Awards," and other anthologies, and praised by two Nobel laureates: Saul Bellow and Elie Wiesel. His novels have been translated into French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, and Romanian, among other languages, and some have been international bestsellers. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
His work has been included in "Best American Short Stories, Prize Stories: the O. Henry Awards," and other anthologies, and praised by two Nobel laureates: Saul Bellow and Elie Wiesel. His novels have been translated into French, Italian, Spanish, Greek, and Romanian, among other languages, and some have been international bestsellers. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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