Translation of: Kafka, die Jahre der Erkenntnis Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
Prologue: the ants of Prague Stepping outside the self No literary prize for Kafka "Civilian kavka": the work of war The marvel of Marienbad What do I have in common with Jews? Kafka encounters his readers The alchemist Ottla and Felice The country doctor ventures out Mycobacterium tuberculosis Zurau's ark Meditations Spanish influenza, Czech revolt, Jewish angst The pariah girl The unposted letter to Hermann Kafka Merano, second class Milena Living fires The big nevertheless Escape to the mountains Fever and snow: Tatranske Matliary The internal and the external clock The personal myth: the castle Retiree and Hunger artist The Palestinian Dora The edge of Berlin Last sorrow Epilogue
