Aflevering Arnon Grunberg Meets Vivian Liska: Unraveling Kafka

Who is Franz Kafka? Few writers have been interpreted so much, and yet remain as mysterious as Kafka. Tonight, Arnon Grunberg and Vivian Liska will discuss his life and work. This year is the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka’s passing. Works like The Trial, The Castle and The Metamorphosis have in the years after his death become cornerstones of modern western literature. Together with professor in German literature Vivian Liska, Arnon Grunberg will discuss the life and work of Franz Kafka. What is the relevance of Kafka’s work to contemporary readers? And how does Kafka’s literature relate to his Jewish identity? Arnon Grunberg Meets is a series of conversations in De Balie in which Arnon Grunberg speaks with prominent thinkers, writers, artists, and politicians. Grunberg previously spoke with Marlene Dumas, Zadie Smith, Tomas Sedlacek, Ulrich Seidl, Deborah Feldman, and Damiaan Denys. Check out the privacy notice on https://art19.com/privacy and the privacy statement of California on https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Zie het privacybeleid op https://art19.com/privacy en de privacyverklaring van Californië op https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.