A Friend of Kafka (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer
- First Published: 1968
- Type of Plot: Sketch
- Time of Work: The early 1930's
- Setting: Warsaw
- Principal Characters: The narrator, Jacqes (Jankel) Kohn, The Countess, Bamberg
- Genres: Short fiction, Sketch
- Subjects: Suffering, Sex or sexuality, Authors or writers, Friendship, Poverty or poor people
- Locales: Warsaw, Poland
The Story
Jacques Kohn repeatedly borrows money from the narrator, who willingly lends it to him because he wants Kohn's friendship. Although Kohn was once an important actor, the narrator values him more for his literary and cultural associations. Supposedly, Kohn was the first to recognize Franz Kafka's talent, and he has corresponded with other important figures: Marc Chagall, Stefan Zweig, and Martin Buber. As the narrator's cultural guide, Kohn shows him his letters and photographs, and he even arranges for him to meet Madam Tschissik, with whom Kohn performed and whom...
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