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Curt Leviant's 'L'Énigme du fils de Kafka' Published by Anatolia

publication · 2026-04-23

Éditions Anatolia has published Curt Leviant's novel L'Énigme du fils de Kafka, translated into French. The novel follows a Jewish American narrator, Amschl, who encounters a mysterious man named Jiri in a restored synagogue on Eldridge Street in New York. Jiri possesses a signed copy of Kafka's first work, Meditation. After Jiri's hospitalization and presumed death, Amschl travels to Prague to make a documentary about Kafka, referred to only as K. In Prague, he meets Jossi, who resembles the Golem, and Karoly Graf, who claims to be Kafka's son, presenting a letter and birthmark as proof. The narrative features seven different beginnings and endings, with additional ones available by mail. The story blurs reality and fiction, exploring Kafka's legacy and the possibility that he might still be alive at 110 years old.

Key facts

  • Curt Leviant's novel L'Énigme du fils de Kafka was published by Éditions Anatolia.
  • The narrator is a Jewish American named Amschl.
  • Amschl meets Jiri in a restored synagogue on Eldridge Street, New York.
  • Jiri owns a signed copy of Kafka's Meditation.
  • Amschl travels to Prague to make a documentary about Kafka.
  • In Prague, Amschl meets Karoly Graf, who claims to be Kafka's son.
  • The novel has seven beginnings and endings, with additional ones available by mail.
  • The story blurs reality and fiction, suggesting Kafka might be alive.

Entities

Artists

  • Curt Leviant
  • Franz Kafka
  • Max Brod
  • Philip Roth

Institutions

  • Éditions Anatolia

Locations

  • New York
  • Eldridge Street
  • Prague
  • Altneushul

Sources