Letters to Kafka
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Letters to Kafka

A Novel

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eBook - ePub

Letters to Kafka

A Novel

About this book

A sweeping, tragic romance and feminist adventure about translator and resistance fighter Milena JesenskĆ”'s torrid love affair with Franz Kafka.

In 1919, Milena JesenskĆ”, a clever and spirited twenty-three-year-old, is trapped in an unhappy marriage to literary critic Ernst Pollak. Since Pollak is unable to support the pair in Vienna's post-war economy, JesenskĆ” must supplement their income by working as a translator. Having previously met her compatriot Franz Kafka in the literary salons of Prague, she writes to him to ask for permission to translate his story "The Stoker" from German to Czech, becoming Kafka's first translator. The letter launches an intense and increasingly passionate correspondence. JesenskĆ” is captivated by Kafka's energy, intensity, and burning ambition to write. Kafka is fascinated by JesenskĆ”'s wit, rebellious spirit, and intelligence.

JesenskĆ” and Kafka meet twice for lovers' trysts, but can such an intense connection endure beyond a fleeting affair? In her remarkable debut novel, Christine Estima weaves little-known facts and fiction into a rich tapestry, powerfully portraying the struggles of a woman forced to choose between the roles of wife, lover, and intellectual.

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Information

Publisher
House of Anansi Press
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781487013325
Subtopic
Women in Fiction

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