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Kafka's Last Love: The Mystery of Dora Diamantby Kathi Diamant
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Book DescriptionSecker & Warburg. hardcover. New - Brand New -. ISBN: 0436209950. Book summaryKathi Diamant is no relation to the subject of her study, but she tackled the subject of Kafka's relationship with Dora Diamant because it has, she feels, been slighted by other biographers. As Kafka wasted away with tuberculosis, Dora--an actress, ex-Hasidic, and Zionist activist--helped him endure his sufferings and even have hope for a brighter future.Media Reviews"A welcome, well-written addition to Kafka studies, valuable in its portrayal of the writer as a human being, not a monument." -- Kirkus "[The author] illuminates a little-known and crucial time in Kafka's life. Her book is deeply moving and will be of particular interest to students of Yiddishist groups in Berlin, London and Austria." -- Brenda Maddox, Literary Review "...Kathi Diamant has succeeded in uncovering in great detail the fascinating personal history of a life played out against the backdrop of the extremes of twentieth-century European history, and in drawing Dora out form Kafka's shadow...to reveal a woman who would not be deterred by convention, ideology, or fate." -- Carol Tully, Times Literary Supplement Publisher NotesBased on original sources and interviews, including material from the Comintern and Gestapo archives and Dora's notebook, diary, and letters, this book illuminates the life of the literary "wife" of Franz Kafka, who like Vera Nabokov and Nora Joyce, was a remarkable woman in her own right. Other Recommended Books
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