内容简介
Kafkawasanattractive,slender,andelegantman--somethingofadandy,whocaptivatedhisfriendsandknewhowtocharmwomen.Heseemedtohavehadfourimportantloveaffairs:Felice,Julie,Milena,andDora.Allofthemlivedfaraway,inBerlinorVienna,andperhapsthat'soneofthereasonsthathelovedthem:hechoselong-distancerelationshipssohecouldhavethepleasureofwritingtothem,withouttheburdenofhavingtolivewiththem.Hewasengagedtoallfourwomen,andfourtimesheavoidedmarriage.Attheendofeachloveaffair,hethrewhimselfintohiswritingandproducedsomeofhismostfamousnovels:Amerika,TheTrial,andTheCastle. Inthischarmingbook,authorJacquelineRaoul-DuvalfollowsthepapertrailofKafka'sardor.Sheuseshisvoiceinherownwriting,andathirdofthebookispulledfromKafka'sjournals.Itistheperfectintroductiontothisgiantofworldliterature,andcaptureshislifeandromancesinastyleworthyofhisown.
作者简介
JacquelineRaoul-Duvalisaneditor,translator,andnovelist.SheistheauthorofLeCharmediscretdel’adultère(Thediscreetcharmofadultery)andUnamouramer(Abitterlove).WillardWoodhastranslatedextensivelyfromtheFrench,includingTheLastRendezvousbyAnnePlantagenet(OtherPress)andthenovelsofGoncourtPrize–winningauthorJean-ChristopheRufin.ArecentNEAFellowinTranslation,helivesandworksinNorfolk,Connecticut.