Jolie Fille de Perth, La, by Georges Bizet
Jordaens, Jacob (1593–1678), Flemish painter
Journalisten, play by Gustav Freytag
Journey Through Planetary Space, A, by the French author, Jules Verne (1828–1905)
Judas, tragedy by Gerdt von Bassewitz
‘Judgement, The’, by Franz Kafka, n 52
Jüdinnen, by Max Brod
Jung-Stilling, Johann Heinrich (1740–1817), German Pietist writer
Jungfern vom Bischofsberg, by Gerhart Hauptmann, n 2
Kabale und Liebe, play by Freidrich Schiller
Kainz, Josef (1858–1910), great Austrian actor
Karl Stauffers Lebensgang. Eine Chronik der Leidenschaft,by Wilhelm Schäfer
Keller, Gottfried (1819–90), Swiss poet and novelist
Kellermann, Bernard (1879–1951), German novelist
Kerner, Justinus (1786–1862), German poet
Kestner, Johann Christian (1741–1800), a legation secretary; prototype of Albert in Goethe’s The Sorrows of Werther
Khol, František (1877–1930), Czechoslovakian writer and historian, n 66
Kierkegaard, Søren (1813–55), Danish philosopher, n 58
Kinkel, Walter (1871–), German neo-Kantian philosopher
Kisch, Egon Erwin (1885–1948), Jewish author and journalist from Prague, n 34
Kleist, Heinrich von (1777–1811), German dramatist, n 62
Knaben Wunderhorn, Des, collection of German folk songs edited by Achim von Arnim and Clemens Brentano
Kol Nidre, by A. M. Scharkansky
Konkurrenz, by Ozkar Baum
Körner, Karl Theodor (1791–1813), German poet
Kraus, Karl (1874–1936), Austrian-Jewish publicist and editor of Die Fackel
Kreutzer Sonata, The, by Leo Tolstoy
Kropotkin, Prince Peter Alexevich (1842–1921), Russian anarchist author, n 60
Kubin, Alfred (1877–1959), Sudeten German painter and draughtsman
Kühnemann, Eugen (1868–1946), German literary historian
Kunstwart, Der, Munich art magazine edited by Ferdinand Avenarius
Kusmin, Michail (1875–1936), Russian poet and novelist
Kvapil, Jaroslav (1868–1950), Czech dramatist
Laforgue, Jules (1860–87), French symbolist poet, n 6
Lagerlöf, Selma (1858–1940), Swedish author
Lasker-Schüler, Elsa (1876–1945), German-Jewish poetess
Lateiner, Joseph (1853–1935), Yiddish playwright
Lechter, Melchior (1865–1937), German poet, member of Stefan George circle
‘Legend, The’, by Franz Kafka
Leiden der Deutschen, see Deutschen in Russland, Die
Lenz, Jacob Michael Reinhold (1751–92), German poet, who went insane
Lichtverkäuferin, by Morris Rosenfeld
Liszt, Franz (1811–66)
Literarische Welt, Die, literary magazine edited by Willi Haas, 1925–1934 in Berlin, n 47
Literarischer Ratgeber, literary review and guide published occasionally by the Dürerband
Literaturbriefe, see Briefe, die neueste Literatur betreffend
Loos, Adolf (1870–1933), Austrian-Jewish architect
Lorrain, Claude (1600–1682), French painter in Italy
Ludwig, Otto (1813–65), German novelist and critic
Luise, by Johann Heinrich Voss
Luther, Martin (1483–1546)
Madame la mort, by Rachilde
Maggid, see Grosse Maggid, Der
Mahler, Gustav (1860–1911), Austrian-Jewish composer
Maimon, Solomon (1754–1800)
German-Jewish philosopher from Poland
Mam’ zelle Nitouche, by A. Millaud and H. Meilhac
Mann, Thomas (1875–1955)
Mantegna, Andrea (1431–1506), Italian Painter
Marbot, Jean Baptiste Marcelin de (1782–1854), general under Napoleon
Mariage de Figaro, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Marignano, Swiss folk drama by Carl Friedrich Weigand
Martini, Simone (1283–1344), Italian painter
Meditation, by Franz Kafka, n 4, n 31, n 40, n 42, n 50, n 123
Meeres und der Lieben Wellen, Des, drama by Franz Grillparzer Meilhac, Henri (1831–92), French librettist
Memoirs of a Revolutionist, by Prince Peter Alexevich Kropotkin, n 60
Mendele Mocher Sforim (1836–1917), Yiddish and Hebrew novelist
Mendelssohn, Moses (1729–86), German-Jewish philosopher
Meshumed, Der, by Joseph Lateiner, n 18
Metamorphosis, The, by Franz Kafka, n 61
Michael Kohlhaas, by Heinrich von Kleist, n 62
Millaud, A. (1844–92), French-Jewish playwright
Miroir, Parisian magazine
Miser, The, by Molière
Miss Dudelsack, light opera by Fritz Grünbaum and Heinze Reichert
Missgeschickten, Die, by Wilhelm Schäfer, n 26
Moissi, Alexander (1880–1935), famous German actor
Molière (1622–73)
Moralités légendaires, by Jules Laforgue, n 6
Morgenrot, by Otto Stössl
Morgenstern, Christian (1871–1914), German poet
Möricke, Eduard (1804–75), German poet
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus (1756–91)
Münchner Neueste Nachrichten, Munich newspaper
Musil, Robert (1880–1942), Austrian-Jewish novelist, dramatist and essayist
Musset, Alfred de (1810–57), French poet
My Past and Thoughts: the Memoirs of Alexander Herzen, n 60
Myslbeck, Joseph Vaclav (1848–1922), Czechoslovakian sculptor
Nackte Mann, Der, by Emil Strauss, n 39
Narciss, play by Carry Brachvogel, German novelist and playwright (1834–193)
Náš Skautik, magazine of the Czechoslovakian scout movement, n 120
Nerval, Gerard de (1808–55), French poet
Neue Geschlecht, Das, by Theodor Tagger
Neue Rundschau, Die, literary monthly first published 1890 in Berlin by S. Fischer Verlag
Nomberg, Hirsch David (1876–1927), Yiddish writer
Oeser, Adam Friedrich (1717–99), artist who gave Goethe instructions in painting
Offenbach, Jacques (1819–80), French-Jewish composer
Organismus des Judentums, by Jacob Fromer
Orpheus in the Underworld, by Jacques Offenbach
Pallenberg, Max (1877–1934), German-Jewish comedian
Pan, Berlin literary and art magazine edited by Paul Cassirer
Pascal, Blaise (1623–62)
Peretz, Isaac Loeb (1851–1915), Yiddish and Hebrew writer
Phèdre, by Jean Racine
Pick, Otto (1887–1940), Jewish journalist from Prague n 56 n 66
Pietsch, Ludwig (1824–1911), German painter
Pilger Kamanita, by the Danish author Karl Gjellerup (1857–1919)
Pines, Meyer Isser (1881–1942?), Jewish literary historian from Russia
Pinthus, Kurt (1886–1975), German-Jewish author and journalist Plato
‘Podriatechick, Der’, by Naum Meir Schaikewitz
Poppenberg, Hans (1869–1915), German literary historian and critic
Prager Presse, German language newspaper edited by Otto Pick, n 56
Prager Tagblatt, Prague German-language newspaper
Raabe, Wilhelm (1831–1910), German novelist
Rabinowitz, Solomon, see Sholom Aleichem
Rachilde, pseud, for Marguerite Valette (1862–1935), French novelist and playwright
Racine, Jean (1639–99)
Raphael, (1483–1520)
Ratten, Die, by Gerhart Hauptmann
Republic, The, by Plato
Reiseschatten, by Justinus Kerner
‘Resolutions’, by Franz Kafka, n 42
Richard and Samuel, by Max Brod and Franz Kafka n 14, n 47, n 21
Richard III, by William Shakespeare
Richepin, Jean (1849–1926), French poet, noveli
st, and dramatist
Richter, Moses (1873–1939), Yiddish playwright
Rideamus, pseud, for Fritz Oliven, (1874–1956), German satirical poet
Rosenfeld, Morris (1862–1917), Yiddish poet
Roskoff, Gustav (1814–89), German author of Geschichte des Teufels
Rowohlt, Ernst (1887–1960), German publisher, n 50
Rubens, Peter Paul (1577–1640)
Rückert, Friedrich (1788–1866), German poet
Rundschau, see Neue Rundschan, Die
Salten, Felix (1869–1945), Austrian-Jewish author and critic, born in Budapest
Sarcey, Francisque (1827–99), French theatrical critic
Schadow, Johann Gottfried (1764–1850), German sculptor
Schäfer, Wilhelm (1868–1952), German novelist
Scharkansky, A. M., Polish-Jewish poet and playwright
Schaubühne, literary weekly edited by S. Jacobsohn, published, 1905–18 in Berlin, then absorbed in Die Weltbühne
Schechite, by Jacob Gordin
Schicksals Spiele und Ernst, Des, by Oskar Baum
Schildkraut, Rudolph (1862–1930), Austrian-Jewish actor
Schiller, Friedrich (1759–1805)
Schiller, biography by Eugen Kühnemann
Schlaf, Johannes (1862–1941), German dramatist and novelist
Schlegel, Friedrich (1772–1824), German romantic poet and critic
Schmidtbonn, Wilhelm (1876–1952), German writer
Schneider als Gemeinderat, Der, by Moses Richter
Schnitzler, Arthur (1862–1931), Austrian-Jewish playwright and novelist
Schnorr, Julius von Carolsfeld (1794–1872), German Pre-Raphaelite painter
Schomer, pseud for Nahum Meir Schaikewits (1849–1906), Polish-Jewish novelist
Schönherr, Karl (1869–1943), Austrian dramatist
Schönsten Heilegenlegenden in Wort und Bild, Die, by Expeditus P.
Schmidt (1868–), German priest and author
Schwind, Moritz von (1804–71), German painter
Secessio Judaica, by Hans Blüher
Seele, Die, see Vom Sein und von der Seele
Selbstmörder, by David Edeslstatt
Selbstwehr, Prague Zionist weekly
Separated, autobiographical novel by Johan August Strindberg
Shakespeare, William (1564–1616)
Shaw, George Bernard (1856–1950)
Sholom Aleichem (1859–1916), Yiddish novelist
Siège de Paris, Le, by Francisque Sarcey
Smetana, Friedrich (1824–84), Czech composer
Soederblom, Nathan (1866–1931), Swedish theologian
Soyka, Otto (1882–1955), German novelist
Staël, Madame de (1776–1817), French writer
Steiner, Rudolf (1861–1925), German founder of the anthroposophical society, n 11
Sternenbraut, Die, by Christian von Ehrenfels
Sternheim, Karl (1878–1943), German dramatist
Stilling, see Jung-Stilling, Johann Heinrich
‘Stoker, The’, Chap. I of Amerika, by Franz Kafka, n 53
Storm, Theodor Woldsen (1817–88), German poet and novelist
‘Story of Captain Nemo’, see Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea
Stössl, Otto (1875–1936), Austrian playwright and novelist, n 46
Strasse der Verlassenheit, Die, by W. Fred
Strauss, Emil (1866–1960), German novelist, n 39
Strauss, Richard (1864–1949), German composer Strindberg, Johan August (1849–1912), Swedish dramatist, novelist, and poet
Strobl, Karl Hans (1877–1946), Austrian novelist from Prague
‘Sudden Walk, The’, by Franz Kafka, n 40
Sulamith, by Abraham Goldfaden
Tagblatt, see Prager Tagblatt
Tagger, Theodor (Bruckner, Ferdinand, 1891–1958), German-Jewish playwright
Taine, Hyppolite Adolphe (1828–93), French critic and historian
Talmud, 125–6
Taten des Grossen Alexander, by Michail Kusmin
Tête d’or, verse play by Paul Claudel, n 63
Tetschen-Bodenbacher Zeitung, German-language newspaper, published in Bohemia
Theilhaber, Felix Aaron (1884–1956), German-Jewish writer, later in Israel
‘Three Old Men, The’, story by Leo Tolstoy, n 121
Tintoretto (1518–94)
Titian (1477–1576)
Tolstoy, Leo (1828–1910)
Tragic Overture, by Johannes Brahms
Trial, The, by Franz Kafka, n 81, n 86, n 87 n 101 , n 125
Tucholsky, Kurt (1890–1935), German-Jewish publicist
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, by Jules Verne
Über Land und Meer, illustrated popular magazine published in Stuttgart from 1858 to 1923
‘Unhappiness’, by Franz Kafka, n 4
‘Unmasking a confidence Trickster’, by Franz Kafka,. n 4
Utitz, Emil (1883–1956), Jewish philosopher from Prague, n 33
Velasquez, Diego Rodriguez (1599–1660)
Veit, David, see Briefwechsel Zwischen Rahel und David Veit
Veronese, Paul (1528–88), Italian painter
‘Village Schoolmaster, The’, see ‘Giant Mole, The’
Vojnovič, Ivo (1857–1929), Croat dramatist
Volk des harten Schlafes, Das, by Oskar Baum, n 8
Vom Sein und von der Seele, by Walter Kinkel
Vorwärts, Der, organ of the Social Democratic Party published in Berlin
Voss, Johann Heinrich (1751–1826), German poet
Vrchlicky, Jaroslav (1853–1912), Czech poet, 140–41
Walser, Robert (1878–1956), Swiss writer and poet
Wasserman, Jakob (1873–1933), German-Jewish novelist
Wedekind, Frank (1864–1918), German dramatist
Weiss, Ernst (1884–1940), German-Jewish novelist and poet, n 57, n 76, n 77
Weite Land, Dos, by Arthur Schnitzler
Weltsch, Felix (1884–1964), Jewish philosopher and publicist from Prague, later in Palestine, n 37, n 140
Weltsch, Robert (b. 1891), Zionist journalist from Prague, later in Israel, now in England
Werden des Gottesglaubensy Das, by Nathan Soederblom
Werfel, Franz (1890–1945), Austrian-Jewish poet and novelist
Werner, Zacharias (1768–1823), German romantic playwright
Weigand, Carl Friedrich (1877–), German author and poet
Wiegler, Paul (1878–1949), German novelist and critic, n 6
Wilde Mensch, Der, by Jacob Gordin
Wolff, Kurt (1887–1963), German publisher, later publisher of Pantheon Books in America, n 50
Wunderhorn, see Knaben Wunderhorn, Dei
Zeity Die
Zeno
Zohar
Zukunft, Die, Berlin literary magazine (1892–1922), edited by Maximilian Harden
Zunser, Eliakum (1845–1913), Yiddish folk poet
Zürcher Zeitung, Zurich daily newspaper
‘Zwischen Menschenfressern’, by Nahum Meir Schaikewitz
Zwölf aus der Steiermark, Die, novel by the Austrian writer Rudolph Hans Barsch (1873–1952),
* Listed only when mentioned in the text as author.
THE DIARIES OF FRANZ KAFKA
1910–23
Franz Kafka was born in Prague in 1883, the son of a rich Jewish Czech merchant. After studying literature and medicine for a short time, he turned to law, which he believed was the profession that would give him the greatest amount of free time for his private life and his writing. He took his doctorate in law at Prague University, got a job with an insurance company, and later became a clerk in the semi-governmental Workers’ Insurance Office. In later years the necessity of earning his living by routine office work became an intolerable burden, and he broke away altogether, settling down in a Berlin suburb to devote himself to writing. In 1914 he became engaged, but broke it off, feeling unable to face marriage. He made
one more attempt to marry, but it was discovered that he was suffering from tuberculosis and he went to a sanatorium. His unsatisfactory love affairs, his relationship with his father, a self-made man who cared nothing for his son’s literary aspirations, and his own inflexible intellectual honesty and almost psychopathic sensitivity finally broke down his health, and the ‘hunger years’ of post-1918 Berlin added the finishing touches. He died in 1924. Although he was a Czech, Kafka’s books were all written in German. Seven of them were published during his lifetime. The Trial first appeared after the author’s death in 1925, The Castle in 1926, Amerika in 1927, and The Great Wall of China in 1931.
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Max Brod was a close friend of Kafka in his youth, and wrote a well-known biography of him. Kafka left him all his papers to be destroyed, but Brod, as friend and executor, decided against it. He wrote a novel about their friendship, The Kingdom of Love. Max Brod died in 1968.
THE SCHOCKEN KAFKA LIBRARY
AMERIKA
translated by Willa and Edwin Muir, with a foreword by E. L. Doctorow
Kafka’s first and funniest novel tells the story of the young immigrant Karl Rossmann who, “packed off to America” by his parents, finds himself caught up in a whirlwind of dizzying reversals, strange escapades, and picaresque adventures.
THE CASTLE
a new translation by Mark Harman, based on the restored text
This haunting tale of a man known only as K. and his endless struggle against an inscrutable authority to gain admittance to a castle is often cited as Kafka’s most autobiographical work.
“Will be the translation of preference for some time to come.”
—J. M. Coetzee, New York Review of Books
THE COMPLETE STORIES
edited by Nahum N. Glatzer, with a foreword by John Updike
All of Kafka’s stories are collected here in one comprehensive volume; with the exception of the three novels, the whole of his narrative work is included.
“The Complete Stories is an encyclopedia of our insecurities and our brave attempts to oppose them.”
—Anatole Broyard
THE DIARIES OF FRANZ KAFKA
edited by Max Brod
For the first time in this country, the complete diaries of Franz Kafka are available in one volume. Covering the period from 1910 to 1923, the year before Kafka’s death, they reveal the essential Kafka behind the enigmatic artist.
“It is likely that these journals will be regarded as one of [Kafka’s] major literary works; in these pages, he reveals what he customarily hid from the world.”