Barry Kraft reads from the short writings of Franz Kafka

Sunday June 2nd 4:00 pm

A major figure of 20th Century literature, Kafka has found his way into current dictionaries under the the adjective, “Kafkaesque” — being variously defined as “having a nightmarishly complex, bizarre, or illogical quality”; “in his vision of man’s isolated existence in a dehumanized world”; “characterized by surreal distortion and usually by a sense of impending danger”.

If this were all there was to Franz Kafka, I’d have little inclination of giving a public reading of his writings, nor you (probably) of hearing them.  However,  Kafka is a kaleidoscope, whose every turn reveals a different configuration — sometimes bleak, sometimes delightful.  Enjoy the unexpected vistas!