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Kafka's Prague
A Travel Reader
by Klaus Wagenbach
ISBN: 0879516445
ISBN-13: 9780879516444
Format: Hardcover
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published date: 1996
Size: 4.5 x 8.75 inches
Weight: 0.65 pounds
Pages: 125
Publisher's Notes
This travel book-cum-reader provides a journey through both Kafka's reality and his imagination, permitting the reader or the traveler to experience Kafka's milieu. Maps, text, and photographs (both vintage and contemporary) come together to recreate Kafka's Prague, with all the important landmarks of his life and writing highlighted in a number of walking tours. The book captures the social, cultural, economic, and architectural atmosphere of his time for all of those who yearn to take a Kafkaesque journey.
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Kafka's Prague: A Travel Reader
Klaus Wagenbach; Translator-Shaun Whiteside
Overlook Hardcover, 1996-02-01. Hardcover. Like New. Hardcover book like new condition, clean and tightly bound. Ships next business day from Oklahoma. ( more information) Offered by Abbyz Attic (United States)
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Kafka's Prague A Travel Reader
Wagenbach, Klaus
The Overlook Press, 1996. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good Plus. Small stain/discoloration to b/w illust on front cover; else Near Fine. 125 pp. ( more information) Offered by North Country Books (United States)
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KAFKA'S PRAGUE: A TRAVEL READER (Qty: 8)
KLAUS WAGENBACH
OVERLOOK PRESS,U.S., 1998. NEW/New. ( more information) Offered by BOOKS INTERNATIONAL (India)
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Kafka's Prague: A Travel Reader
Wagenbach, Klaus
Woodstock, NY: Overlook Press, (1996).. Original red cloth. Near Fine. No Dust Jacket.. First American Edition. Hard Cover. ( more information) Offered by Pride and Prejudice-Books (United States)
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Kafka's Prague : A Travel Reader
Klaus Wagenbach, Shaun Whiteside
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Kafka's Prague: A Travel Reader
Wagenbach, Klaus
Overlook Hardcover. Hardcover. 0879516445 New with very slight shelf wear from time on shelf (like you'd see at a major chain). We ship daily, provide personalized customer service and want you to have a great experience purchasing from us. Thank you for your consideration. . New. ( more information) Offered by BennettBooksLtd (United States)
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