“It's no accident that in a bureaucracy getting fired is called 'termination,' as in ontological erasure.” — David Foster Wallace Copy Share Image
“Gregor’s serious wound, from which he suffered for over a month - the apple remained imbedded in his flesh as a visible… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
Whoever utters 'Kafkaesque' has neither fathomed nor intuited nor felt the impress of Kafka's devisings. If there is one imperative that ought… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
To say that such-and-such a circumstance is 'Kafkaesque' is to admit to the denigration of an imagination that has burned a hole… — Cynthia Ozick Copy Share Image
“the blend of absurd, surreal and mundane which gave rise to the adjective "kafkaesque” — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
“I haven't re-read Kafka for forty years. I had a second read-through when first teaching English at the University of Warwick in… — Rick Gekoski Copy Share Image
