Stanley Corngold Reihenfolge der Bücher (Chronologisch)

Between 1938 and 1941, Princeton became a hub for a remarkable group of émigré intellectuals, notably including Thomas Mann, Hermann Broch, Albert Einstein, and Eric Kahler, a lesser-known yet influential professor at the Institute for Advanced Study. This narrative explores their collaborative artistic, political, and intellectual endeavors during Mann's tenure as a Professor of Humanities. Frequently gathering at Kahler's or Mann's home, this collective was dubbed the "Kahler-Circle" by young poet Charles Greenleaf Bell. During this period, Mann completed his "Goethe-novel" Lotte in Weimar, crafted the surrealistic novella The Transposed Heads, and continued his epic tetralogy Joseph and His Brothers, sharing drafts with Kahler and Broch. Kahler provided critical feedback on Mann's fiction while discussing his own political essays. Although Einstein shared political views with Mann, he preferred the company of Kahler and Broch, whom he supported financially. Kahler was writing his notable work, Man the Measure, for which Einstein contributed a foreword. Corngold aims to illuminate the intertwined lives and thoughts of these four thinkers during a politically and culturally tumultuous time, utilizing rich sources like Mann's diaries and correspondence among the group, filling a gap in the understanding of their vibrant intellectual life.

This edition allows readers to engage with the original texts of Franz Kafka's stories, free from the alterations made by his friend and editor Max Brod after his death. It compiles all writings by Kafka that can be classified as "stories," "narratives," "narrative pieces," "prose poems," or "fragments," translated directly from the original texts without filters or edits. The selection criteria focused on works belonging to the realm of fiction, excluding autobiographical writings and other texts where Kafka addresses personal situations from a non-literary perspective. This carefully prepared edition reflects a recent trend in German-speaking countries to publish Kafka's manuscripts in facsimile, presenting a chronological arrangement that showcases the creative evolution of this 20th-century classic.