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Kafka's Last Trial: The Case of a Literary Legacy

Benjamin Balint

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Description:When Franz Kafka died in 1924, his loyal friend Max Brod could not bring himself to fulfill Kafka’s last instruction: to burn his remaining manuscripts. Instead, Brod devoted his life to championing Kafka’s work, rescuing his legacy from obscurity and physical destruction.Nearly a century later, an international legal battle erupted to determine which country could claim ownership: Israel, where Kafka dreamed of living, or Germany, where Kafka’s three sisters perished in the Holocaust? Benjamin Balint offers a gripping account of the controversial trial in Israeli courts— brimming with dilemmas legal, ethical, and political—that determined the fate of Kafka’s manuscripts.“Thoughtful and provocative.” — Ruth Franklin, Wall Street Journal“A tale pitting two Goliaths against one octogenarian David, untangled in exacting, riveting detail. . . . A must- read.” — Rebecca Schuman, Slate“A gifted cultural historian with a scholarly sensibility.” — Lev Mendes, New York Times Book ReviewWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kafka's Last Trial: The Case of a Literary Legacy. To get started finding Kafka's Last Trial: The Case of a Literary Legacy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: When Franz Kafka died in 1924, his loyal friend Max Brod could not bring himself to fulfill Kafka’s last instruction: to burn his remaining manuscripts. Instead, Brod devoted his life to championing Kafka’s work, rescuing his legacy from obscurity and physical destruction.Nearly a century later, an international legal battle erupted to determine which country could claim ownership: Israel, where Kafka dreamed of living, or Germany, where Kafka’s three sisters perished in the Holocaust? Benjamin Balint offers a gripping account of the controversial trial in Israeli courts— brimming with dilemmas legal, ethical, and political—that determined the fate of Kafka’s manuscripts.“Thoughtful and provocative.” — Ruth Franklin, Wall Street Journal“A tale pitting two Goliaths against one octogenarian David, untangled in exacting, riveting detail. . . . A must- read.” — Rebecca Schuman, Slate“A gifted cultural historian with a scholarly sensibility.” — Lev Mendes, New York Times Book ReviewWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Kafka's Last Trial: The Case of a Literary Legacy. To get started finding Kafka's Last Trial: The Case of a Literary Legacy, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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