"literature" blog posts

Kafka 100: struggles of disabled characters in systems that don’t support them feel just as relevant todayAn illustration from one of Kafka’s notebooks of a weary person at a desk. Max Brod Archive

Kafka 100: struggles of disabled characters in systems that don’t support them feel just as relevant today

Throughout his work, Franz Kafka depicts bodies disabled by the exhausting effects of the workplace. In Amerika (1911 to 1914), set in an era of early 20th-century free-market enterprise, Kafka portrays the gruelling consequences of overwork on desperate people.

Posted on: 4 June 2024

The Obscured Roots of Magical RealismThe Obscured Roots of Magical Realism

The Obscured Roots of Magical Realism

By Mitzi Castle

Posted on: 15 June 2022

Murakami’s Magical Realism: Entering Different RealmsMurakami’s Magical Realism

Murakami’s Magical Realism: Entering Different Realms

By Mitzi Castle

Posted on: 15 June 2022