{"product_id":"k-paperback","title":"K. - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoberto Calasso\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Brock\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the internationally acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony \u003c\/i\u003ecomes one of the most significant books in recent years on a writer of perennial interest-a virtuoso interpretation of the work of Franz Kafka. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat are Kafka's fictions about? Are they dreams? Allegories? Symbols? Countless answers have been offered, but the essential mystery remains intact. Setting out on his own exploration, Roberto Calasso enters the flow, the tortuous movement, the physiology of Kafka's work to discover why K. and Josef K.-the protagonists of \u003ci\u003eThe Castle \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Trial\u003c\/i\u003e-are so radically different from any other character in the history of the novel, and to determine who, in the end, is K. The culmination of Calasso's lifelong fascination with Kafka's work, \u003ci\u003eK. \u003c\/i\u003eis also an unprecedented consideration of the mystery of Kafka himself.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the internationally acclaimed author of \"The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony and \"Ka: an utterly original, fascinating interpretation of the work of Franz Kafka that is simultaneously an unprecedented exploration into the mystery of Kafka himself. \u003cbr\u003eWhat are Kafka's stories about? Are they dreams? Allegories? Symbols? Things that happen every day? But where and when? Countless answers have been offered, but the question still arouses feelings of acute uncertainty. Many solutions have been proposed, but the essential mystery remains intact. In this remarkable book, Roberto Calasso sets out not to dispel the mystery but to let it be illuminated by its own light. To that end, with his unique vision, imagination, and intellectual acumen, Calasso attempts to enter the flow, the tortuous movement, the physiology of the stories to discover what they are meant to signify and to delve into a puzzling question: why are K. and Josef K.-the protagonists of \"The Castle and \"The Trial-so radically different from any other characters in the history of the novel? So, in the end, \"the most basic question along the way is: Who is K.? \u003cbr\u003eThe culmination of the author's lifelong fascination with Kafka, \"K. is a book of significant literary importance, the fourth part in a work in progress of which the previous volumes are \"The Ruin of Kasch, The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony, and \"Ka. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"From the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Florence, Roberto Calasso lives in Milan, where he is publisher of Adelphi. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ruin of Kasch\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony\u003c\/i\u003e, which was the winner of France's Prix Veillon and the Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger; \u003ci\u003eKa\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLiterature and the Gods\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Forty-Nine Steps\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.06 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41893194039431,"sku":"9781400076123","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/1c4dbe63e646343441f3efb634552927.webp?v=1734079755","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/k-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}