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Chapter four. The Marvel of Marienbad
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Prologue: The Ants of Prague 1
- Chapter one. Stepping Outside the Self 8
- Chapter two: No Literary Prize for Kafka 31
- Chapter three “Civilian Kavka”: The Work of War 46
- Chapter four. The Marvel of Marienbad 83
- Chapter five. What Do I Have in Common with Jews? 105
- Chapter six. Kafka Encounters His Readers 129
- Chapter seven. The Alchemist 141
- Chapter eight. Ottla and Felice 157
- Chapter nine. The Country Doctor Ventures Out 170
- Chapter ten. Mycobacterium tuberculosis 186
- Chapter eleven. Zürau’s Ark 201
- Chapter twelve. Meditations 222
- Chapter thirteen. Spanish Influenza, Czech Revolt, Jewish Angst 244
- Chapter fourteen. The Pariah Girl 266
- Chapter fifteen. The Unposted Letter to Hermann Kafka 287
- Chapter sixteen. Merano, Second Class 311
- Chapter seventeen. Milena 319
- Chapter eighteen. Living Fires 332
- Chapter nineteen. The Big Nevertheless 353
- Chapter twenty. Escape to the Mountains 380
- Chapter twenty-one. Fever and Snow: Tatranské Matliary 387
- Chapter twenty-two. The Internal and the External Clock 404
- Chapter twenty-three. The Personal Myth: The Castle 423
- Chapter twenty-four. Retiree and Hunger Artist 451
- Chapter twenty-five. The Palestinian 475
- Chapter twenty-six. Dora 497
- Chapter twenty-seven. The Edge of Berlin 512
- Chapter twenty-eight. Last Sorrow 546
- Epilogue 573
- Acknowledgments 577
- Translator’s Note 579
- Key to Abbreviations 581
- Notes 583
- Bibliography 647
- Photo Credits 665
- Index 667
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Prologue: The Ants of Prague 1
- Chapter one. Stepping Outside the Self 8
- Chapter two: No Literary Prize for Kafka 31
- Chapter three “Civilian Kavka”: The Work of War 46
- Chapter four. The Marvel of Marienbad 83
- Chapter five. What Do I Have in Common with Jews? 105
- Chapter six. Kafka Encounters His Readers 129
- Chapter seven. The Alchemist 141
- Chapter eight. Ottla and Felice 157
- Chapter nine. The Country Doctor Ventures Out 170
- Chapter ten. Mycobacterium tuberculosis 186
- Chapter eleven. Zürau’s Ark 201
- Chapter twelve. Meditations 222
- Chapter thirteen. Spanish Influenza, Czech Revolt, Jewish Angst 244
- Chapter fourteen. The Pariah Girl 266
- Chapter fifteen. The Unposted Letter to Hermann Kafka 287
- Chapter sixteen. Merano, Second Class 311
- Chapter seventeen. Milena 319
- Chapter eighteen. Living Fires 332
- Chapter nineteen. The Big Nevertheless 353
- Chapter twenty. Escape to the Mountains 380
- Chapter twenty-one. Fever and Snow: Tatranské Matliary 387
- Chapter twenty-two. The Internal and the External Clock 404
- Chapter twenty-three. The Personal Myth: The Castle 423
- Chapter twenty-four. Retiree and Hunger Artist 451
- Chapter twenty-five. The Palestinian 475
- Chapter twenty-six. Dora 497
- Chapter twenty-seven. The Edge of Berlin 512
- Chapter twenty-eight. Last Sorrow 546
- Epilogue 573
- Acknowledgments 577
- Translator’s Note 579
- Key to Abbreviations 581
- Notes 583
- Bibliography 647
- Photo Credits 665
- Index 667