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404 Kafka and Literary Oblivion (with Robin Hemley)

404 Kafka and Literary Oblivion (with Robin Hemley)

FromThe History of Literature


404 Kafka and Literary Oblivion (with Robin Hemley)

FromThe History of Literature

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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
May 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Author Robin Hemley joins Jacke for a discussion of Kafka, writerly ambition, and his new novel Oblivion: An After Autobiography, which tells the story of a midlist author who finds himself in the posthumous world where authors fade from obscurity into the world of Oblivion...unless they can manage to write their way out.
Additional listening suggestions:

Episode 349 - Kafka's Metamorphosis (with Blume)

Episode 139 - A Hunger Artist by Franz Kafka

Episode 134 - The Greatest Night of Franz Kafka's Life


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Released:
May 2, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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Literature enthusiast Jacke Wilson journeys through the history of literature, from ancient epics to contemporary classics. Find out more at historyofliterature.com and facebook.com/historyofliterature. Support the show by visiting patreon.com/literature or paypal.me/jackewilson.