An edition of Into the white
(2010)
Into the white
Kafka and his metamorphoses
1st ed.
by Greg Houwer
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"Into the white" lays bare a hidden overall logic in Kafka's work. Kafka's fictitious characters, instead of restoring an initial balance - as it is the case in most fiction -, do everything they can to maintain the imbalance. The book shows that this should be linked to Kafka's own relationship to his calling as a writer. Although 'called', Kafka always felt that he could never really 'enter the gate of his vocation': he could only wait before the open but unapproachable entrance. Writing carried a promise for Kafka that was unfulfillable. Hence, by keeping open the imbalance of its fictitious characters, Kafka's prose tries to sustain the promise.
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Technique, Criticism and interpretation, FictionPeople
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Into the white: Kafka and his metamorphoses
2010, Acco
in English
- 1st ed.
9033480697 9789033480690
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [79]-81).
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| September 23, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
| October 22, 2011 | Created by LC Bot | import new book |