Franz Kafka: The Poet of Shame and Guilt Hiatus Kaiyote Isra’s oldest daughter

Isra’s oldest daughter

" as lovely a mood-setting piece as one would want

'Pain is inevitable

An extraordinarily ambitious big American novel about a young artist and the worlds she encounters in New York and Rome in the mid-1970s - by turns underground

Billy Baldwin

Franz Kafka: The Poet of Shame and Guilt Hiatus Kaiyote Isra’s oldest daughterA highly original and engaging appraisal of Kafkas life, work, legacy, and thought Franz Kafka was the poet of his own disorder. Throughout his life he struggled with a pervasive sense of shame and guilt that left traces in his daily existencein his many letters, in his extensive diaries, and especially in his fiction. This stimulating book investigates some of the sources of Kafkas personal anguish and its complex reflections in his imaginary world.