Kafka's Drawings: Images of the Grotesque and Arabesque

About this event

Andreas Kilcher explores the visual world of Franz Kafka, turning from the author's celebrated writing to drawings that range from the realistic to the uncanny and fantastical. The lecture considers their history, Kafka's engagement with art and the relationship between his drawing practice and his writing. A conversation with Yale scholar Paul North follows. The event is presented by Deutsches Haus at NYU, 1014 space for ideas and Yale University.

German, Austrian or Swiss connection
Andreas Kilcher was born in Basel, Switzerland, and is a professor of literature and cultural studies at ETH Zurich. His research includes German-Jewish literature and culture, with particular attention to Kafka. The event combines a Swiss-born scholar with a subject central to German-language literature.

Admission
Free; the organizer’s ticket page currently marks in-person registration as sold out. The program runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Deutsches Haus at NYU, 42 Washington Mews.