“ Knock, And He'll open the door. Vanish, And He'll make you shine like the sun. Fall, And He'll raise you to the heavens. Become nothing, And He'll turn you into everything. ” ― Rumi
Kafka's first published book (1913), Contemplation is composed of eighteen "prose poems," displaying the full range of Kafka's compact metaphorical style. In this new translation, Kevin Blahut has been faithful to the original German while rendering it in
Leppin was the truly chosen bard of the painfully disappearing old Prague, its infamous side streets and debauched nights ... a poet of eternal disillusionment, he was at once a servant of the devil and an adorer of the Madonna.– Max BrodLeppin once wro
Written during the winter of 1916-17 when Kafka was living in one of the tiny houses on Golden Lane (formerly Alchimistengasse) at Prague Castle, and published in spring 1920 by Kurt Wolff Verlag, the 14 short fictions comprising this volume are interconn
Sedm kostelů a série děsivých vražd. Nad Prahou se skláněl stín podzimu, když podle tajného rozpočitadla začali umírat lidé. Odpovědnost padla na nevinného – člověka bez zaměstnání a bez budoucnosti, jen s nadáním, které neuměl
Kdesi ve stínu katedrály je magický prostor, kde se potkáte se svou minulostí. Napíše vám milované žena, kterou jste dávno pokládali za mrtvou. Váš přítel je brutálně zavražděn a pohřben hlavou dolů ve vysvěcené kryptě. I vám ně
I feel myself to be walking in the footsteps ... of what Ladislav Klíma wrote and stood for.—Bohumil HrabalKlima's intense inner life and complex mental state are reflected in his peculiar writings. The eccentricity of style and occasional violence fou
