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Ben Okri Reads Franz Kafka

The New Yorker: Fiction

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The Importance of Kafka's Work

The more you read Kafka, the more confusing it is, says Michael Wolraich. He trained himself as a storyteller to constantly allegorize and universalize while at the same time being deeply particular. "He has this voice that manages to bypass your brain and then goes straight into your psyche," he adds.

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