In 2016 the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that Max Brod s posthumous papers which included a collection of Kafka s manuscripts be transferred to the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem If Kafka s writings may be seen to belong to Jewish national culture and if they may be considered part of Israel s heritage then their analysis within a Jewish framework should be both viable and valuable This volume is dedicated to the research of Franz Kafka s late narrative The Burrow and its autobiographical and theological significance Research is extended to incorporate many fields of study architecture sound studies philosophy cultural studies Jewish studies literary studies to illustrate the dynamics at work within the text which reveal the Jewish aspects implicitly thematicized Examination of the structure created the nature of sound perceived the atmosphere experienced and the acts performed by the protagonist serve as the foundation of this analysis and offer new access to Kafka s work by presenting an interpretive space semantic approach Der Bau is presented as a life concept given the task of constituting identity highlighting the critical link between the literary and biographical Kafka and demonstrating the necessity of understanding the author as a Jewish writer to understand his late narrative For her outstanding research project Andrea Newsom Ebarb was awarded the Forschungsforderpreis der Vereinigung der Freunde der Universitat Mainz e V in 2023

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