Fearing that an illustrator might propose to draw Gregor, Kafka wrote to his publisher, “Not that, please not that! … The insect itself cannot be depicted. It cannot even be shown from a ...

Warning: Contains spoilers for Kaiju No. 8 chapter #117.Of all the mysterious elements in Kaiju No. 8, the most mysterious is ...

This unease in society, which is an absolutely central element of Kafka’s modernity, is something I’ve experienced myself – particularly as a young man. Nowadays I’m quite contented with the fact that ...