A collective public reading of 'Metamorphosis' to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of Franz Kafka’s death. Bringing together literary figures, civic leaders and University academics and students, this event celebrates the power of Kafka’s voice today.
Oxford Reads Kafka
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Readers include: Lemn Sissay (author and broadcaster), Ben Okri (author), Lisa Appignanesi (author), Professor Helen McShane (Professor of Vaccinology, Oxford University), Danial Hussain (President of Oxford Student Union), Marie Chatardova (Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the UK), Miguel Berger (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the UK).
Produced by the Bodleian Libraries.
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A series of lectures and talks from across the University celebrating the literary works and enduring global legacy of Franz Kafka. 100 years after the death of Franz Kafka (1883-1924), the University of Oxford celebrated the life and work of one of the most influential writers of all time.
Since the posthumous publication of his work and ‘rediscovery’ in the middle of the twentieth century, Kafka became a truly global writer who embraced his own multicultural identity. His novels and...
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