Xavier Mauméjean's Kafkaesque Psychogeography Novel
Xavier Mauméjean's novel 'Kafka à Paris Alma' reimagines Franz Kafka and Max Brod on a pleasure trip to Paris, blending psychogeography with Kafkaesque themes. Published in 2015, the book explores Kafka's hypothetical escape from Prague and his encounters with Parisian spaces. Mauméjean uses the journey to examine urban alienation and literary imagination, drawing on Kafka's own travel writings. The novel was reviewed in artpress issue n°425 in September 2015.
Key facts
- Xavier Mauméjean wrote 'Kafka à Paris Alma'
- The novel features Franz Kafka and Max Brod traveling to Paris
- The book was published in 2015
- It was reviewed in artpress n°425 / September 2015
- The novel explores psychogeography and Kafkaesque themes
- Kafka and Brod are depicted on a pleasure trip from Prague
- The story involves Kafka's hypothetical escape from Prague
- Mauméjean draws on Kafka's own travel writings
Entities
Artists
- Xavier Mauméjean
- Franz Kafka
- Max Brod
Institutions
- artpress
Locations
- Paris
- Prague
Sources
- artpress —