Current Affairs Franz Kafka: Prague is ever present but never named
All this month Prague is hosting a fascinating international cultural event - a festival devoted to two of the great writers of the twentieth century, Franz Kafka and Jorge Luis Borges. The festival includes a wide variety of events, from readings and discussions to theatrical performances and art exhibitions. On Thursday a seminar took place at the Czech Culture Ministry, with scholars from around the world talking about aspects of the two writers' work, Kafka having been one of Borges' great inspirations. One participant was Leon Yudkin, an academic from London, who is a leading authority on Jewish and Hebrew literature, and an admirer of Kafka's work. David Vaughan invited him into the Radio Prague studio, and asked him about his love of Prague's most celebrated writer.
Jorge Luis Borges and Franz Kafka
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