The book offers a Jewish reading of Franz Kafka. Although among the various interpretations of Kafka, there is no shortage of readings that consider Kafka's Judaism as a key lens through which to understand his work, the author attempts something di
As a Jew, Kafka received nothing in inheritance from his father. Nevertheless, throughout his Εuvre, subtly, remnants of Jewish words can be deciphered. Hence, the question at the heart of this book: what remains when whatβs left is a "nothing of Judaism" (Letter to the Father)? This question necessitates a philosophical and Jewish reading of his work, prompting a reconsideration of the intricate relationships between the Jew and the West and the Jew and modernity. Thus, this book proposes an examination of Kafka's oeuvre to uncover what remains Jewish therein β at the heart of Europe, amidst modernity β where nothing remains: the enigma of the Letter.
Eli Schonfeld, Shalem College, Jerusalem, Israel.
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