Lawyers open cache of unpublished Kafka manuscripts
Swiss bank opens four safety deposit boxes containing manuscripts by the author of The Trial for expert inspection
Franz Kafka wanted all his manuscripts to be burned after his death, but his friend Max Brod disregarded the request, seeding a complex legal battle over thousands of manuscripts that has the literary world agog. That legal tussle takes a new twist today as four safety deposit boxes in a Zurich bank containing the manuscripts are opened.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Monday, 19 July, 2010
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