Amerika - Franz Kafka
The Karl Rossmann saga leaves me baffled... I flip my book and check the front page again, is this Kafka. Did I mistake????!!!!!!!
My so far rendezvous with Kafka - The Metamorphosis, The Trial, The Judgement - had been on a different level altogether.
Somehow, I loved the other novels better. This is ofcourse an admirable book, but doesn't go with the usual Kafka tag. What I love in his books are that unusual turn of events, mundane yet brilliant narration and the sheer unpredictability of events. (Oops ..... does that make it sound like he is one of those thriller writers??)
I have got a collection of his short stories(???????) lying in my shelf. But I feel I am getting addicted to Kafka and Marquez. (Got 3 more of Marquez to read. I burnt a good hole in my pocket last month.) So I am taking a break. How about Three Men In A Boat for a change??? (Geeeeeeee... and I bought that 50 bucks from the roadside. They don't sell Kafka there ;((...)
My so far rendezvous with Kafka - The Metamorphosis, The Trial, The Judgement - had been on a different level altogether.
Somehow, I loved the other novels better. This is ofcourse an admirable book, but doesn't go with the usual Kafka tag. What I love in his books are that unusual turn of events, mundane yet brilliant narration and the sheer unpredictability of events. (Oops ..... does that make it sound like he is one of those thriller writers??)
I have got a collection of his short stories(???????) lying in my shelf. But I feel I am getting addicted to Kafka and Marquez. (Got 3 more of Marquez to read. I burnt a good hole in my pocket last month.) So I am taking a break. How about Three Men In A Boat for a change??? (Geeeeeeee... and I bought that 50 bucks from the roadside. They don't sell Kafka there ;((...)
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posted by Dew Drops at 4:56 AM
2 Comments:
I am beginning to get addicted to Marquez too. Marquez and Toni Morrison.
~AY~
Toni Morrison is someone I would really love to read..esp her Beloved.
sometimes, reading English novels of Indian writers can be a very good break from the rather heavy and existential writings of great writers. Vikram Seth, Amitav Ghosh etc come to mind. It's only a suggestion, may or may not work out.
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