Franz Kafka

Clarice Lispector: Four novels form a picture of Brazil novelist

2012-05-27 00:00:00

For a handful of people, Clarice Lispector's "A Breath of Life" being published in English for the first time is very good news. Sadly, that handful is fairly small. Lispector, an extraordinarily gifted writer who revolutionized Brazilian letters, was...

L.A. fetish film producer convicted of federal obscenity charges

2012-04-27 16:35:10

Europe: On the trail of Kafka's love life

2011-12-05 06:30:00

'Carnage:' Jodie Foster has no sense of humor [video]

2011-12-16 16:36:40

'Carnage' writer Yasmina Reza discusses her life in the theater

2011-12-19 16:33:10

At Sundance, a science documentary revives language questions

2011-01-22 00:00:00

Among the offerings at this year's Sundance Film Festival is a documentary about a trailblazing chimpanzee named Nim Chimpsky who played a key role in the scientific debate over what it means to be human. The James Marsh film, "Project Nim," explores the...

Summer reading: Quirky and unusual

2011-05-22 00:00:00

Agonizing Love The Golden Era of Romance Comics Michael Barson Harper Design: $29.99 Forget Spider-Man or the X-Men. Instead, with "Agonizing Love," dip into the adventures of a young lady confronted with the horrible creature known as "Mother's Boy"!...

This Recording's marvelous writers series

2011-02-23 16:34:23

Influences: Los Angeles composer Hugh Levick

2011-05-11 16:33:11

LAUSD prepares to ax school librarians' jobs. What would August Wilson say?

2011-05-13 16:33:11

Five literary treats to last all year long

2010-12-24 21:33:45

Kafka meets kittens? 2011 will bring 'The Meowmorphosis'

2010-12-29 16:33:41

The Museum of Contemporary Art is tackling one of the art world's edgiest characters with "Martin Kippenberger: Problem Perspective." Ann Goldstein, MOCA senior curator, spoke to Times staff writer Suzanne Muchnic about highlights from the exhibition of Kippenberger's work.

2008-09-17 13:02:14

ABSURD? Author Franz Kafka was one of the Czech luminaries beaten by Cimrman in a TV poll. The organizers decided to give the fictional character his own category.

2005-08-01 00:00:00