Completely Kafka: A Comic Biography

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Franz Kafka not only wrote prose, he was also passionate about drawing: at one time, he even said it satisfied him more than anything else. In this graphic biography, acclaimed artist Nicolas Mahler echoes Kafka's own minimalist drawing style in a unique and surprising approach to the great writer's life and work.Drawing extensively on Kafka's fiction, letters and diaries, Completely Kafka shows us the major and minor details that formed his life, from struggles with self-doubt and writer's block to a failed plan for a series of cheap travel guides. Full of fascinating details and witty, absurdist illustrations, it's a delightful tribute to one of the world's great writers.

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'Mahler is slowly establishing himself as a genius' - Kurier

Author Bio

Nicolas Mahler lives in Vienna, where he works as a comic artist and illustrator. His comic strips and cartoons have been published by leading German-language newspapers and magazines such as Die Zeit, NZZ am Sonntag and Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung. He is the author of several graphic adaptations of classic literature, including works by James Joyce, Thomas Bernhard and Marcel Proust. Mahler has received numerous awards for his work, including the Max-und-Moritz Prize for Best German-Language Comic Artist, the Preis der Literaturhauser and the Sondermann Prize.