Into the white
Subtitle: Kafka and his metamorphoses
By: Greg Houwer
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Acco
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Leuven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 81
ISBN-13: 9789033480690
Subjects: Technique; Criticism and interpretation; Fiction
Other titles: Kafka and his metamorphoses
Description: "Into the white" lays bare a hidden overall logic in Kafka's work. Kafka's fictitious characters, instead of restoring an initial balance - as it is the case in most fiction -, do everything they can to maintain the imbalance. The book shows that this should be linked to Kafka's own relationship to his calling as a writer. Although 'called', Kafka always felt that he could never really 'enter the gate of his vocation': he could only wait before the open but unapproachable entrance. Writing carried a promise for Kafka that was unfulfillable. Hence, by keeping open the imbalance of its fictitious characters, Kafka's prose tries to sustain the promise.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [79]-81).