
Kafka's curse
Edición de la obra Kafka's curse
| Autor | Achmat Dangor |
|---|---|
| Editorial | Pantheon Books |
| Fecha de publicación | 1999 |
| Lugar | New York |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 225 |
| ISBN-10 | 0375405100 |
| OCLC | 39455861 |
| LCCN | 98027866 |
| Número de Cutter | D182k |
Kafka's Curse is a modern reinterpretation of the Arabic legend of the gardener who loves a princess and, for his transgression, is transformed into a tree. Reset in South Africa as apartheid was coming undone, this is the story of the Khan family, who are both "colored" and Muslim. When Oscar Khan, a budding architectect, dares to pursue a woman ouside his race and to change his religious identity, he commits a sin and must be punished. His unforgiving brother, a post-apartheid politician, tries to come to terms with Oscar's apostasy but will himself betray both his principles and his family when he falls in love with Amina, a beautiful and spirited psychotherapist.