{"product_id":"life-after-kafka-paperback","title":"Life After Kafka - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMagdal?na Platzov?\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlex Zucker\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA novel of Felice Bauer, Franz Kafka's first fiancée, and the story behind\u003c\/i\u003e Letters to Felice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFranz Kafka scholars know Felice Bauer, his onetime fiancée, through his \u003ci\u003eLetters to Felice\u003c\/i\u003e, as little more than a woman with a raucous laugh and a taste for bourgeois comforts. \u003ci\u003eLife After Kafka\u003c\/i\u003e is her story. The novel begins in 1935 as Felice flees with her children from Hitler's Berlin, following her family and members of Kafka's entourage--including Grete Bloch, Max Brod, and Salman Schocken--as they try to escape the horrors of the Holocaust. Years later, a man claiming to be Kafka's son approaches Felice's son in Manhattan and the drama surrounding Kafka's letters to Felice begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile taking the measure of literary fame's long shadow, \u003ci\u003eLife After Kafka\u003c\/i\u003e depicts the magic and poison of memories, and what we cling to when all else is lost. Most of all, it illuminates the bravery required to move forward through the shattered remains of one world to rebuild life in a new one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMagdaléna Platzová\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books, including three novels published in English: \u003ci\u003eAaron's Leap\u003c\/i\u003e, a Lidové Noviny Book of the Year Award finalist, \u003ci\u003eThe Attempt\u003c\/i\u003e, longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award and a Czech Book Award finalist, and \u003ci\u003eLife After Kafka\u003c\/i\u003e, a Magnesia Litera award finalist. Her fiction has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eA Public Space\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWords Without Borders\u003c\/i\u003e. Platzová grew up in the Czech Republic; studied in Washington, DC, and England; received her MA in Philosophy at Charles University in Prague; and has taught at New York University's Gallatin School. She is now based in Lyon, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695292944447,"sku":"9781954276291","price":21.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8b6c76256b295de3dc14c74c9161bb8e.webp?v=1765003298","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/life-after-kafka-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}