Franz Kafka becomes a ‘commodity’

It is time to share Franz Kafka’s works. The whole world is looking for them now. Kafka left his writings and unpublished works to his close associate Max Brod. Then Brod left them to his secretary Esther Hoffe, with whom he appears to have had an amorous relationship. Years later, Hoffe said she had the […]

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Istanbul and its literary heritage

Hatice Utkan – published in City Brief – Hürriyet Daily News     This year Dublin has been named a UNESCO City of Literature, one of only four such cities worldwide. Dublin joins Iowa City, Melbourne, and Edinburgh on the UNESCO list.     Even though this year Dublin becomes the city of literature, it would be right to […]

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