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Kafka

Toward a Minor Literature
By Gilles Deleuze
Series: Theory and History of Literature
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Kafka by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari offers a groundbreaking analysis of Kafka's literature through the concept of "minor literature." The authors argue that Kafka's use of German as a Jewish writer in Prague transforms the dominant language from within, creating a unique form of subversion and estrangement. This approach redefines how we understand literary and cultural resistance, positioning Kafka's work as a key example of critical language operating under cultural dominance.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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In this classic of critical thought, Deleuze and Guattari challenge conventional interpretations of Kafka's work. Instead of exploring preexisting categories or literary genres, they propose a concept of minor literature—the use of a major language that subverts it from within.

Writing as a Jew in Prague, they contend, Kafka made German "take flight on a line of escape" and joyfully became a stranger within it. His work therefore serves as a model for understanding all critical language that must operate within the confines of the dominant language and culture.

Series: Theory and History of Literature

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780816615155

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 31 October 1986

Country: United States

Imprint: University of Minnesota Press

Contributors:

  • Contributions by Félix Guattari
  • Contributions by Felix Guattari

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 149.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 136

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