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🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Life & Tech

Illuminating the distinctive, underlying, and sarcastic humor that permeates Kafka's tragic vision

The last short story by Franz Kafka, 'Josephine the Singer or The Mouse Folk' (1924), is transformed into a musical theater performance by the Greek National Opera's Alternative Stage.

Mar 22 • 13:13 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Caio and Ricardo Blat Relive Kafka in a Play about the Miseries and Obsessions of Artists

The play 'Subversão Kafka' explores the struggles and obsessions of artists, through characters from Franz Kafka's stories, performed by Caio and Ricardo Blat in São Paulo.

Mar 22 • 07:00 UTC
🇬🇷 To Vima
National & Local

This Week's Movies: Greek Thriller, Kafka, Angelina Jolie, Ryan Gosling

This week's movie selection offers twelve films, including a Greek thriller inspired by a notorious crime case.

Mar 19 • 04:57 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Plays Inspired by Franz Kafka are Showing in São Paulo

Three prominent theater productions inspired by Franz Kafka are currently being showcased in São Paulo, Brazil.

Mar 15 • 18:00 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

The Czech Lion for Best Film was won by Karavan, starring Kafka's actor

The film 'Karavan,' which discusses the lives of people with intellectual disabilities and autism, won the Czech Lion for Best Feature Film.

Mar 14 • 21:27 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

Czech Lion for Best Film won by Caravan, Kafka's performer also scored

The film 'Caravan' directed by Zuzana Kirchnerová won the Czech Lion for Best Feature Film, addressing the lives of individuals with mental disabilities and autism.

Mar 14 • 21:27 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

The Czech Lion for Best Film Was Awarded to Caravan, but Franz Scored the Most

The film Caravan received the Czech Lion for Best Feature Film, while the film Franz won a total of four awards, making it the most celebrated work of the night.

Mar 14 • 21:27 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

Bookstore Prize: Wolfram Weimer Didn't Want to Know

Cultural State Minister Wolfram Weimer was criticized for omitting three leftist bookstores from the German Bookstore Prize list without clarifying the reasons against them.

Mar 6 • 15:35 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

COLUMN ⟩ "My students suffered due to my incompetence and disorientation"

The article reflects on the impact of a teacher's inadequacies on students, drawing parallels with Franz Kafka's literary works.

Mar 4 • 18:00 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
Life & Tech

Today's quote, Franz Kafka: "Whoever preserves this beautiful capacity never ages"

Franz Kafka's reflections on aging emphasize the importance of imagination and inner freedom, suggesting that the feeling of youth is tied to one's mental state rather than biological age.

Mar 4 • 13:30 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
Life & Tech

Centenarians Self-Preservation. We Discuss the Biography of 'Franz' and the Drama 'I Swear'

The article discusses the themes of self-preservation and personal identity as explored in the films 'Franz' and 'I Swear', revealing reflections on the 20th century through the works of renowned filmmakers.

Feb 26 • 10:32 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
Life & Tech

Gloss: The Streetlight

The article reflects on Kafka's unmailed letter to his father, exploring the complexities of their relationship and the emotional weight behind the written words.

Feb 25 • 17:05 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

Franz Kafka: a writer about whom too much is known or nothing at all?

The article discusses the new film 'Franz' about writer Franz Kafka and an upcoming literary discussion event featuring scholar Joosep Susi.

Feb 25 • 10:28 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Caio Blat directs cousin in play inspired by Kafka

Actor and director Caio Blat will direct his cousin Ricardo Blat in a Kafka-inspired production, marking their first collaboration in theater, which premieres on March 20 in São Paulo.

Feb 20 • 19:36 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

Franz" – a biographical film about writer Franz Kafka by Agnieszka Holland opens in theaters

Agnieszka Holland's film "Franz" explores the life of writer Franz Kafka, highlighting the profound impact Kafka's works had on the filmmaker.

Feb 17 • 12:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Pol Guasch relieves the bad taste of previous novels with 'Relic'

Pol Guasch's new book 'Relic' marks a significant shift from his earlier works, introducing a blend of past vestiges and literary exploration reminiscent of Kafka.

Feb 12 • 08:44 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
Crime & Justice

Epstein files reveal a global reality beyond coverage

The article compares the unsettling transformation experienced by a character in Kafka's novella 'The Metamorphosis' to the hidden truths uncovered by the Epstein files regarding prominent global elites.

Feb 6 • 16:54 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Life & Tech

Kafka and his 'eternal fiancée' exchanged five hundred passionate letters, and she secretly kept them even when she married another man

The article discusses the relationship between Franz Kafka and Felice Bauer, known as his 'eternal fiancée', highlighting their exchange of five hundred passionate letters despite their tumultuous relationship.

Feb 5 • 09:46 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
World

'Two Prosecutors' brings Kafka's relevance through Stalinist violence

'Two Prosecutors' explores the Kafkaesque experience of prisoners in Stalin's gulag writing absurd letters to denounce their unjust treatment amidst the political purges of 1937.

Feb 4 • 20:40 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Life & Tech

Life After Kafka brings the story of Felice Bauer, the former fiancée of Franz Kafka, who eventually married someone else

The article discusses a literary presentation of the novel 'Life After Kafka' by Magdaléna Platzová, focusing on Felice Bauer's untold story connected to Franz Kafka and her life after their engagement.

Jan 16 • 15:39 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Life & Tech

Oh, it's him

The author reflects on their dislike for Julio Iglesias while expressing concern about the increasing arbitrariness of judicial decisions in both Spain and Florida, drawing parallels with Kafka's 'The Trial.'

Jan 14 • 22:30 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
Sports

'For me, it's awesome,' says captain Kafka Malá about the Women's Euro in Brno. The question remains where it will be played

Kafka Malá, the captain, expressed her excitement about the Women's Euro in Brno, but highlighted uncertainty regarding the tournament's venue.

Jan 9 • 16:56 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Life & Tech

Prague in three days: a tour of the city that reinvented Kafka

The article explores Prague's transformation and its connection to the iconic writer Franz Kafka, highlighting the city's past and present identity.

Jan 5 • 21:00 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

Tommy Lee Jones breaks his silence after the death of his daughter, Victoria

Tommy Lee Jones speaks out following the death of his daughter Victoria Kafka Jones, aged 34, as authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding her passing, while the family requests respect for their privacy.

Jan 3 • 07:46 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Tommy Lee Jones' 12-word statement as he speaks out after daughter Victoria's death

Tommy Lee Jones expresses gratitude for support following the tragic death of his daughter, Victoria Kafka Jones.

Jan 3 • 03:28 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
Crime & Justice

Police accuse ex-judge Kafka of million-dollar fraud, admits guilt. 'I acted in extreme necessity, I was blackmailed'

Former judge Kafka has been accused by police of engaging in million-dollar fraud and admits some guilt, claiming he was driven to these actions due to extortion.

Dec 30 • 05:00 UTC

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