Central European Literature: A Primer

Explore the best of Central European literature with this essential primer. Discover classic and contemporary books from renowned authors that define the region's rich literary heritage.

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The Confusions of Young Torless

by Robert Musil

At a bleak, isolated military school on the fringes of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, four young cadets —Torless, Beineberg, Reiting and their victim Basini—rift even further …
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Death of Virgil

by Hermann Broch

It is the reign of the Emperor Augustus, and Publius Vergilius Maro, the poet of the Aeneid and Caesar's enchanter, has been summoned to the …
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Tower of Babel

by Elias Canetti

Auto-da-Fé, Elias Canetti's only work of fiction, is a staggering achievement that puts him squarely in the ranks of major European writers such as Robert …
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Kafka's Other Trial

by Elias Canetti

Felice Bauer was Kafka's first great love and the inspiration for his first great fiction. Six weeks after they met, he wrote "The Judgment" for …
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The Complete Stories

by Franz Kafka

The complete stories of one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial. “An important book, valuable …
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The Trial

by Franz Kafka

A brilliant translation of one of the most important novels of the twentieth century, revealing a tale that is as full of energy and power …
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The Castle

by Franz Kafka

From the author of The Metamorphosis and The Trial—one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century—the haunting tale of K.’s relentless, unavailing struggle with …
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A Tomb for Boris Davidovich

by Danilo Kiš

"Kis is one of the handful of incontestably major writers of the second half of the century . . . Danilo Kis preserves the honor …
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