Gustav Janouch

Gustav Janouch (1903–1968) was a young poet whose father worked at the same insurance company as Kafka. A certain amount of controversy has been aroused by his Conversations with Kafka: some have been skeptical that any human being can talk the way Kafka does in this book, but both Max Brod and Dora Diamant considered it authentic.

Gustav Janouch

Gustav Janouch (1903–1968) was a young poet whose father worked at the same insurance company as Kafka. A certain amount of controversy has been aroused by his Conversations with Kafka: some have been skeptical that any human being can talk the way Kafka does in this book, but both Max Brod and Dora Diamant considered it authentic.

Books by Gustav Janouch

  • Conversations with Kafka

    Gustav Janouch, Francine Prose, Maira Kalman, Goronwy Rees

    Second Edition, Paperback, 2012

    A literary gem – a portrait from life of Franz Kafka – now with an ardent preface by Francine Prose, avowed “fan of Janouch’s odd and beautiful book.”
  • Conversations with Kafka

    Gustav Janouch, Francine Prose, Maira Kalman, Goronwy Rees

    Second Edition, E Book, 2012

    A literary gem – a portrait from life of Franz Kafka – now with an ardent preface by Francine Prose, avowed “fan of Janouch’s odd and beautiful book.”