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Exhibition

Oded Ezer: The Samsa Enigma

The Israeli typographer Oded Ezer will be showcasing his covers for the 24 unpublished books of Gregor Samsa. However, it is not entirely clear whether these books or their alleged author, Gregor Samsa, ever existed…

June 4 – September 30, 2024, Robert Guttmann Gallery, U staré školy 153/3

Game

In Search of Odradek

“In Search of Odradek” is based on one of Kafka’s short stories. It is an outdoor game that involves looking for a mythical creature – while getting to know the Prague Jewish Quarter as it originally looked before its urban renewal.

Throughout the year, starting on April 1, 2024. A game to be played in the streets of the Prague Jewish Quarter

Lecture

TRANSATLANTIC KAFKA: Talk: Franz Kafka and Max Brod

The writer and journalist Elif Batuman on the relationship between Franz Kafka and Max Brod and on Brod’s role in preserving and interpreting Kafka’s work.

June 18, 2024, Maisel Synagogue, Prague, 5 p.m.

Discussion

TRANSATLANTIC KAFKA: Milena Jesenská and Felice Bauerová

The writers Magdaléna Platzová and Monika Zgustová discuss Franz Kafka’s relationships with Milena Jesenská and Felice Bauer, and how they influenced his work. Hosted by Petr Vizina.

June 18, 2024, Václav Havel Library, 7 p.m.

Discussion

Transatlantic Kafka: American and European Perspectives on Kafka’s Work (full program)

You are invited to a series of lectures and panel discussions that present Kafka’s ideas in the present-day context.

June 17-20, 2024, Maisel Synagogue, Prague

Discussion

TRANSATLANTIC KAFKA: Discussion: Reflections on Kafka’s Century

The literary scholar and translator Veronika Tuckerová, writer Magdaléna Platzová and translator Ross Benjamin on the complex world of Franz Kafka and how he has been interpreted over the past hundred years. Hosted by Seth Rogoff.

June 17, 2024, Maisel Synagogue, Prague, 7 p.m.

Lecture

TRANSATLANTIC KAFKA:Opening talk: Kafka in Czechoslovakia

The literary scholar and translator Veronika Tuckerová on how Franz Kafka was received in Communist Czechoslovakia.

June 17, 2024, Maisel Synagogue, Prague, 5 p.m.

Discussion

TRANSATLANTIC KAFKA: Discussion: “What do I have in common with Jews?”: Kafka and Belonging

A discussion with the translator Ross Benjamin and comparative literature professor Daniel Medin on Kafka’s connection to his Jewish identity. Hosted by Seth Rogoff.

June 19, 2024, Maisel Synagogue, Prague 5 p.m

Lecture

TRANSATLANTIC KAFKA: Keynote talk: Kafka and Love

The academic and literary critic Merve Emre on how Franz Kafka perceived love – as expressed in his letters and his views on marriage.

June 19, 2024, Maisel Synagogue, Prague, 7 p.m.

Discussion

TRANSATLANTIC KAFKA: Discussion: The Influence and Role of Dreams in Kafka’s Work

The Chairman of the Austrian Franz Kafka Society, Manfred Müller, and the writer Hans Platzgumer discuss the role of dreams in Kafka’s work. This event is held in cooperation with the Austrian Cultural Forum.

EVENT CALENDAR

Oded Ezer: The Samsa Enigma

The Israeli typographer Oded Ezer will be showcasing his covers for the 24 unpublished books of Gregor Samsa. However, it is not entirely clear whether these books or their alleged author, Gregor Samsa, ever existed…

June 4 – September 30, 2024, Robert Guttmann Gallery, U staré školy 153/3

In Search of Odradek

“In Search of Odradek” is based on one of Kafka’s short stories. It is an outdoor game that involves looking for a mythical creature – while getting to know the Prague Jewish Quarter as it originally looked before its urban renewal.

Throughout the year, starting on April 1, 2024. A game to be played in the streets of the Prague Jewish Quarter

TRANSATLANTIC KAFKA: Talk: Franz Kafka and Max Brod

The writer and journalist Elif Batuman on the relationship between Franz Kafka and Max Brod and on Brod’s role in preserving and interpreting Kafka’s work.

June 18, 2024, Maisel Synagogue, Prague, 5 p.m.

TRANSATLANTIC KAFKA: Milena Jesenská and Felice Bauerová

The writers Magdaléna Platzová and Monika Zgustová discuss Franz Kafka’s relationships with Milena Jesenská and Felice Bauer, and how they influenced his work. Hosted by Petr Vizina.

June 18, 2024, Václav Havel Library, 7 p.m.

Transatlantic Kafka: American and European Perspectives on Kafka’s Work (full program)

You are invited to a series of lectures and panel discussions that present Kafka’s ideas in the present-day context.

June 17-20, 2024, Maisel Synagogue, Prague

TRANSATLANTIC KAFKA: Discussion: Reflections on Kafka’s Century

The literary scholar and translator Veronika Tuckerová, writer Magdaléna Platzová and translator Ross Benjamin on the complex world of Franz Kafka and how he has been interpreted over the past hundred years. Hosted by Seth Rogoff.

June 17, 2024, Maisel Synagogue, Prague, 7 p.m.

TRANSATLANTIC KAFKA:Opening talk: Kafka in Czechoslovakia

The literary scholar and translator Veronika Tuckerová on how Franz Kafka was received in Communist Czechoslovakia.

June 17, 2024, Maisel Synagogue, Prague, 5 p.m.

TRANSATLANTIC KAFKA: Discussion: “What do I have in common with Jews?”: Kafka and Belonging

A discussion with the translator Ross Benjamin and comparative literature professor Daniel Medin on Kafka’s connection to his Jewish identity. Hosted by Seth Rogoff.

June 19, 2024, Maisel Synagogue, Prague 5 p.m

TRANSATLANTIC KAFKA: Keynote talk: Kafka and Love

The academic and literary critic Merve Emre on how Franz Kafka perceived love – as expressed in his letters and his views on marriage.

June 19, 2024, Maisel Synagogue, Prague, 7 p.m.

TRANSATLANTIC KAFKA: Discussion: The Influence and Role of Dreams in Kafka’s Work

The Chairman of the Austrian Franz Kafka Society, Manfred Müller, and the writer Hans Platzgumer discuss the role of dreams in Kafka’s work. This event is held in cooperation with the Austrian Cultural Forum.

June 20, 2024, Maisel Synagogue, Prague, 5 p.m.

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