Ross Benjamin & Mark Harman with Scott Denham: A Kafka Centenary Celebration

Charleston Literary Festival is honored to be featured as part of Kafka2024, a global Festival marking the centenary of Franz Kafka’s death. 

“A hundred insane years have passed since Franz succumbed to his suffering. Nevertheless, the fascination with what he created remains to this day. Explore his work with our help – regardless of whether you are already closely familiar with him or are still looking to get more familiar. Here we bridge the boundaries of space and time together.”—Kafka2024

A century from the author’s death, ‘Kafkaesque’ is an adjective, a meme, and a Simpson gag. International fascination with him shows no signs of abating: new translations of his Diaries and Short Stories just published in English, a TV serialization of his life produced in Germany, and a Polish director working on a biopic. Ross Benjamin, translator of The Diaries of Franz Kafka, and Mark Harman, translator of Kafka’s Selected Stories, will discuss Kafka’s surreal worlds and lasting impact.  

In collaboration with Kafka2024 (coordinated by the Adalbert Stifter Association and the Prague City Library) 

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