Kafka
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- ********0
who hasn't really? few writers achieve this status as to his name in an noun: "kafkian", "homeric", "dantesque"
- as to have his...********
- I'm sure younger students may not know him...Jaline
- ... hmm, yes - maybe. references change no doubt.********
- kafkaesque, you meanbolus
- I've heard Kafka-esque also. As in: Kafkaesque shaving cream. Only 5.99Cultr
- Kafkaesque, sorry. Also, those are adjectives not nouns as I said. Mr. Corvo: -2********
- as to have his...
- JerseyRaindog0
Glad to see most of you do. A quick poll in our studio elicited mostly blank stares. I thought he was common knowledge. Seems I was right ... Thanks everyone.
- that was my estimation as to why you were asking, haha nice********
- I figured you were wondering b/c he's awesome and everyone *should* know him but many don't.Jaline
- that was my estimation as to why you were asking, haha nice
- JerseyRaindog0
One response was, "the painter?"
- trooper0
yes but only from references in a william gibson book
- ian0
I have heard of him, read some short stories (metamorphosis and others) and drank a coffee in the coffee house in prague where he supposedely wrote some of his stories.
the only thing I needed to google there was the word 'supposedely'
- when in doubt add a 'u'********
- supposebly...ian
- i stand corrected... much betteur********
- when in doubt add a 'u'
- Mimio0
Read "The Hunger Artist."
- invisiblechamber0
'in the penal colony' is brilliant. combining several political metaphors in a machine.
- ********0
yes - metamorphosis was him right?
- harlequino0
"A quick poll in our studio elicited mostly blank stares."
That's similar to how it is at my office. I had to explain Jonestown and Jim Jones the other day. To 45 year olds. Thank god I work from home 3 days a week.
- I recall explaining Kerouac too.harlequino
- damn philistines.ian
- who?
:PJaline - damn hoi polloi...TheBlueOne
- ********0
Si
- bolus0
yes, and read and enjoyed most of his works
- creative-0
No
- barbtastic0
yes
- molo0
he is common knowledge as of like second/third year liberal arts degree. nevermind the fact that his work had a pretty definable stamp on compemorary culture...how often is the word 'Kafkaesque' used in film/tv these days?
- list of 'kafkaesque' films : ] it's trendy
http://www.imdb.com/…molo - I'm an English major and we mentioned him once or twice in classes. But nothing memorable.Jaline
- dark city was the shit!!!!********
- then go to a 'real' liberal arts schoolmolo
- haha
yeah...Jaline
- list of 'kafkaesque' films : ] it's trendy
- Fariska0
yes
- jaylarson0
y
- voiceof0
yes
- Knuckleberry0
YES
- nocomply0
yes. studied him a bit when i was in school.
- dear diary: franz had no shirt on today. i could study his gorgeous body all day********
- dear diary: franz had no shirt on today. i could study his gorgeous body all day