In this classic of critical thought, Deleuze and Guattari challenge conventional interpretations of Kafka’s work. Instead of exploring preexisting categories or literary genres, they propose a concept of “minor literature”—the use of a major language that subverts it from within.
Writing as a Jew in Prague, they contend, Kafka made German “take flight on a line of escape” and joyfully became a stranger within it. His work therefore serves as a model for understanding all critical language that must operate within the confines of the dominant language and culture.
Format |
Häftad |
Omfång |
136 sidor |
Språk |
Engelska |
Förlag |
University of Minnesota Press |
Utgivningsdatum |
1986-10-31 |
ISBN |
9780816615155 |