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Kafkaesqueness doesn't require magical realism. It's about a sense of being powerless in the overwhelming and opaque machinations of a larger system, usually a
by ajmurmann 2y ago
Kafkaesqueness doesn't require magical realism. It's about a sense of being powerless in the overwhelming and opaque machinations of a larger system, usually a bureaucracy.
- kulahan 2y agoI find that it brings a lot of context into view when I remind people Kafka read his stories to crowds with a dry sense of humor. Consider The Burrow - there’s certainly something funny about trying so hard to perfect your bunker that you end up not using it.