April 24, 2012 / 2 Comments

About the Meaning of the Doll (“Blessed be Providence Which has Given to Each his Toy: the Doll to the Child, the Child to the Woman, the Woman to the Man, the Man to the Devil!” Victor Hugo)

That is who has read “The Miserables” by Victor Hugo that remembers the magnificent description made on the girl on en-counting the toy-shop: “…she could not refrain from lifting her eyes to that wonderful doll, towards the lady, as she called it. The poor child paused in amazement. She had not yet beheld that doll close to….

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April 19, 2012 / 2 Comments

“Amerika: The Missing Person” by F. Kafka, translated by M. Harman, Schocken Books, New York, 2008.

Watch movie based on this book:Klassenverhaltnisse (Class Relations, Jean-Marie Straub & Daniele Huillet,Part 1/12) This is an important examination of immigrant life in America made by Franz Kafaka although he himself never visited America in his life. The story he put in writing was about the young Karl Rossman who, after an incident involving a housemaid,…

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April 10, 2012

Dreams are His Beloved, “Diaries (1910-1923)” of F. Kafka, Edited by M. Brod, Schocken Books, Inc., 1976, USA

To read Kafka’s “Diaries” is not an easy thing, especially from the start where the repetitions of the same and the same take place. Maybe, it is because of Max Brod’s editing, maybe, of something else. Who knows? As a whole, the impressions of his diaries are not bad: he lived a very good life, full of…

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April 3, 2012 / 2 Comments

“The Trial” by F. Kafka, Penguin Books, London, 2000. In My Opinion, It is All Self-Trial.

Watch movie:The Trial (1962) (movie) Orson Welles & Anthony Perkins In Kafka’s famed story, bank clerk Joseph K. is arrested for a crime that did not take place and put on a trial that never occurs. This faithful graphic novel depicts not just the comical, nightmarish and absurdest themes explored by kafka but also his gravitation to…

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March 31, 2012

BADEK NEWS 51

One. Light a candle for the Earth. This year marks the fifth anniversary of Earth Hour in Canada- Saturday, March 31. Earth Hour is one hour where the world unites and turns off their lights from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. local time to send a powerful message in support of action on climate change. More…

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March 29, 2012

Nice to Have a Friend like Max Brod (“Franz Kafka, Biography” by Max Brod, Da Capo Press, USA, 1995)

Yes, indeed. It’s nice to have a friend like Max Brod (1884-1968) who is best known for his historical novels, written in German and as the editor of Kafka’s writings. Watch video: Max Brod-“Paradies” (Words:Franz Kafka) To the left is his book and below is the photo show dedicated to this book. Here is an extract…

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March 22, 2012 / 2 Comments

Immersing into Kafka’s World (Franz Kafka “Metamorphosis” and Other Stories, Penguin Classics, Deluxe Edition, 2008)

To better attune yourself into Kafka’s world, listen to:“Vi iz dus gesehen?-Where is the Village?”, performing the Barry Sisters To read and enjoy Kafka’s works one needs a huge imagination. Who has it and loves it, that kind of stuff is for her/him. The front and back covers of this book are presented here. Below…

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Year: 2012

About the Meaning of the Doll (“Blessed be Providence Which has Given to Each his Toy: the Doll to the Child, the Child to the Woman, the Woman to the Man, the Man to the Devil!” Victor Hugo)

“Amerika: The Missing Person” by F. Kafka, translated by M. Harman, Schocken Books, New York, 2008.

Dreams are His Beloved, “Diaries (1910-1923)” of F. Kafka, Edited by M. Brod, Schocken Books, Inc., 1976, USA

“The Trial” by F. Kafka, Penguin Books, London, 2000. In My Opinion, It is All Self-Trial.

BADEK NEWS 51

Nice to Have a Friend like Max Brod (“Franz Kafka, Biography” by Max Brod, Da Capo Press, USA, 1995)

Immersing into Kafka’s World (Franz Kafka “Metamorphosis” and Other Stories, Penguin Classics, Deluxe Edition, 2008)