Franz Kafka, the eternal son : a biography / Peter-André Alt ; translated from the German by Kristine A. Thorsen.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Franz Kafka. English
Main Author: Alt, Peter-André, 1960- (Author)
Other Authors: Thorsen, Kristine A. (Translator)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
German
Published: Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2018.
Subjects:
Kafka, Franz, > 1883-1924.
Authors, Austrian > 20th century > Biography.
Authors, Austrian.
1900-1999
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:xxii, 642 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates ; 26 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • In the web of relationships
  • Childhood and school days, 1883-1901
  • University study and friendships for life, 1901-1906
  • Early prose, 1900-1911
  • Initial professional employment, 1906-1912
  • On the trail, 1908-1912
  • The art of meditation, 1908-1913
  • A lover-in-writing: Felice Bauer, 1912-1913
  • The literary night shift, 1912-1913
  • Amerika: the man who disappeared, 1912-1914
  • The Trial, 1914-1915
  • War years without decisions, 1915-1918
  • Illness and new means of escape, 1917-1918
  • Protocols of horror, 1914-1919
  • Julie Wohryzek and Milena Pollak, 1919-1921
  • Self-constructs and parables, 1917-1922
  • The Castle, 1922
  • Post-retirement, 1922-1923
  • Late stories, 1922-1924
  • The last journey but one, 1923-1924.