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The Remnant: Franz Kafka’s Letter

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This series focuses on the Jewish textual tradition as well as the ways it evolves in response to new intellectual, historical, social and political contexts. Fostering dialogue between litera...
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  • 23 September 2024
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As a Jew, Kafka received nothing in inheritance from his father. Nevertheless, throughout his œuvre, subtly, remnants of Jewish words can be deciphered. Hence, the question at the heart of this book: what remains when what’s left is a "nothing of Judaism" (Letter to the Father)? This question necessitates a philosophical and Jewish reading of his work, prompting a reconsideration of the intricate relationships between the Jew and the West and the Jew and modernity. Thus, this book proposes an examination of Kafka's oeuvre to uncover what remains Jewish therein – at the heart of Europe, amidst modernity – where nothing remains: the enigma of the Letter.

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Price: $87.99
Pages: 175
Publisher: De Gruyter
Imprint: De Gruyter
Publication Date: 23 September 2024
ISBN: 9783111441986
Format: Hardcover
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Eli Schonfeld, Shalem College, Jerusalem, Israel.