Why You Should Read Kafka Before You Waste Your Life

Hawes, James

ISBN 10: 0312376510 / ISBN 13: 9780312376512

Published by St. Martin's Press, 2008

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First edition stated 2008, first printing, numbers line starts with 1. Published by St. Martin's Press. Hardcover with DJ. Condition new, square, tight and crisp book, corners not bumped, no edgewear, no names, no underlinings, no highlights, no bent page corners, not a reminder. DJ new, bright, no edgewear, no tears, no chips, price not clipped. 8vo, 256 pages. Seller Inventory # 020233

Bibliographic Details

Title: Why You Should Read Kafka Before You Waste ...

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Publication Date: 2008

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

Dust Jacket Condition: New

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Whimsically debunks popular myths attributed to the persona and work of Franz Kafka, in a portrait that describes the real-world circumstances surrounding his relationship with his father, his sexuality, and his writing career. 20,000 first printing.

About the Author:

James Hawes is a novelist and Kafka scholar with a Ph.D. in German literature. He is the author of A White Merc with Fins, White Powder, Green Light, and Speak for England. As an undergraduate at Oxford, Hawes was allowed---uniquely---to handle the original manuscript of Kafka's The Castle. He lives in Cardiff, Wales.