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Available for everyone, funded by readers contribute subscribe contribute search jobs. San diegans long search for famous writers last love. The mystery of dora diamant, won the geisel award, the best of the best in the san. The mystery of dora diamant, the gripping literary detective story in which diamant brings to light the amazing woman who captured kafkas heart and kept his literary flame alive for decades. Kathi diamant didnt care much in the beginning about writer franz kafkas legendary mind. The germanczech writer franz kafka is one that kathi diamant has taken a major interest in. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.

Kathi diamant director of the kafka project, university of. The mystery of dora diamant won the geisel award best of the best in the san diego book awards, and has been translated and published in france, spain, russia, brazil, china, germany, albania, and upcoming in the czech republic in 2016. Dora was kafkas constant companion, and diamant maintains that he died in her arms. Sunday herald, july 20, 2003 scotland little has been written about dora as a person, and in this, the first biography, kafkas last love, dora s namesake, kathi diamant aims to set the record right. Kathi diamant, spurred by the coincidence of sharing her surname, has spent 15 years pursuing dora s story after kafka s death. Kfmbtvs kathi diamant and her love of kafka san diego. The last and closest relationship, with dora diamant, has been the most elusive. Sunday herald, july 20, 2003 scotland little has been written about dora as a person, and in this, the first biography, kafkas last love, dora s namesake, kathi diamant. Kathi diamant, author of kafka s last love, was born the year that dora diamant died. The mystery of dora diamant basic books tells dora s extraordinary story with kafka and beyond. According to a fascinating 2003 biography of dora diamant kafkas last love. Kafkas last love the mystery of dora diamant by diamant sale.

Website of kathi diamant, author of kafkas last love. When not giving her time to the kafka project, kathi is on the. In this gripping literary detective story, kathi diamant brings t. The mystery of dora diamant, written by kathi diamant, the director of the kafka. The mystery of dora diamant has more detailed information and its a great biography that fills in the gaps on that chapter of kafkas. Kathi diamant does a masterful job of compiling volumes of franz kafka s longlost documents and photographs found in cominterm files and gestapo archives, and from notes, a diary, and letters from kafka s last love, dora diamant no relation to kathi diamant, to her knowledge. The mystery of dora diamant basic books, 2003 also in german.

Kathi diamant author kafkas last love, a biography of. Looking for kafkas last love the mystery of dora diamant by diamant. She was, as the title states, his last love, and the author no relation, director of the kafka project at san diego state university. Kafkas last love kathi diamant hardback musicmagpie store.

Born in new york city, kathi diamant is an awardwinning author, actress, tv producer, anchor and adjunct professor at san diego state university. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The mystery of dora diamant on your kindle in under a minute. The 22page academic paper written by kafka project director kathi diamant details the almost twodecade long search conducted by the kafka project. Such as, for example, susan bernofsky, author of a fastidious new. Its been a long and difficult journey, i said, from sun up san diego to kafkas last love. Kathi diamant is an awardwinning author, freelance journalist, actress, tv and radio broadcaster, and adjunct professor at sdsu where she is director of the kafka project, the official international search to recover a lost literary treasure, the missing writings of franz kafka. Kathi diamant is the author of kafka s last love 3. The mystery of dora diamant, which tells the remarkable story of the woman who was by the literary giants side at the end of his life. The mystery of dora diamant a cache of kafkarelated. Kathi diamant s no relation biography of dora, kafka s last love, based in part on newly discovered sources, admirably fills in the gaps, giving us an often surprising view of kafka and introducing dora as a compelling figure in her own right. Kathi diamant s lengthy and copious biography of dora diamant evidently no.

Franz kafka s story is well known, dora diamant s is not. Kathi wrote the award winning book, kafkas last love. In this first biography, kafka s last love, kathi diamant no relation remedies our ignorance of. F ranz kafka has been dead for nearly 90 years, which i suppose has given him ample time to get very good at haunting people.

This retention was against the wishes of kafka, who had requested shortly before his death that they be destroyed. This book inspired me to read a biography of kafka and also several of his works. Of all kafka s women, dora diamant is the most mysterious as so little has been written about her. Kafka s kathi book fast mystery diamant, diamant the dora of by by the of dora last mystery fast. The mystery of dora diamant by kathi diamant was published in the us by basic books 2003, uk by random house in 2004, in france 2006, spain 2007, russia 2010, china. Kathi diamant brings to light the amazing woman who captured kafka s heart and kept his literary flame alive for decades. Join author kathi diamant kafkas last love as your personal tour guide on a unique cultural adventure to eastern europe, retracing the love story between literary genius franz kafka and his last love dora diamant. Kathi diamants 2003 biography of the woman who tended kafka during his last year is. Then, right at the end, at the baltic seaside resort of muritz in 1923, he found complete happiness with another woman, dora diamant. Published september 8th 2004 by basic books first published january 2003. Honoring kafkas last wishes, she burned some of his work.

However, she saved much more than she burned, including 35 letters and 20 notebooks. Kathi diamant is an awardwinning author, broadcaster, and adjunct professor at san diego state university, where she leads the kafka project, the official search to recover the missing writings of literary giant franz kafka. The mystery of dora diamant by kathi diamant a welcome, wellwritten addition to kafka studies, valuable in its portrayal of the writer as a human being, not a. Interview with kathi diamant, author of kafkas last love. Kafkas last love by kathi diamant, hardcover barnes. In telling her extraordinary tale, kathi diamant has written a clear and absorbing book, which provides a fitting monument to a remarkable woman. The mystery of dora diamant is the story of dora diamant, franz kafka s mistress during the last year of his life. It was dora diamant, an independent spirit who fled her polish hasidic family to pursue her zionist dreams, who persuaded kafka. Dora diamant dwojra diament, also dymant 4 march 1898 15 august 1952 is best remembered as the lover of the writer franz kafka and the person who kept some of his last writings in her possession until they were confiscated by the gestapo in 1933. Kathi diamant this is the story of dora diamant, the woman who was by the side of literary giant franz kafka at the end of his life. It was dora diamant, an independent spirit who fled her polish hasidic family to pursue her zionist dreams, who persuaded kafka to leave his parents and live with her. The tour features historic hotels, fine dining, private tours, and an authentic immersion into a romantic literary mystery. Kathi diamant follows the traces of kafkas last lover from berlin to brick lane. A lifelong traveler born in new york city and raised in france, germany and the far east, kathi diamant is an awardwinning author, broadcaster and since 1998, serves on the faculty at san diego state university, where she leads the kafka project, the official international search to recover the missing writings of literary giant franz kafka.

Kathi diamant brings to light the amazing woman who captured kafka s heart and. One thing my book will do is correct every kafka biography that claimed dora was barely out. Bookthinks author profiles an interview with kathi diamant. Kathi diamant this volume is a biography of dora diamant 18981952, best remembered as the last lover of germanlanguage writer franz kafka and the person who kept some of his last writings in her possession. San diegans long search for famous writers last love anything but kafkaesque the san diego union. Dora diamant dwojra diament, also dymant 4 march 1898 15 august 1952 is best remembered as the lover of the writer franz kafka and the person who kept some of his last writings in. In this gripping literary detective story, kathi diamant brings to light the amazing woman who captured kafka s heart and kept his literary flame alive for decades. The most poignant moments in the book occur when k. The kafka project with kathi diamant its your money and. Dora really shouldnt have gone through all of that at such a young age, but you have to admire her dedication and the depth of the love she and kafka had. Dora diamant was born in 1898 in poland and died in a london hospital in1952, three months after kathi diamant was born in bronx hospital in new york.

Local author and kafka project director kathi diamant will lead a group on a ten day magical mystery literary history tour through eastern europe to search for literary treasure. Kafka kept his relationship with dora private, save for a mention or two in postcards to his friend and later biographer max brod, who upon meeting her characterized the relationship as an idyll. She has discovered a notebook in which dora struggled without. Forgiving the angel, 4 kafkaesque stories involving. The death of kafka was just the beginning of the story for dora and what an amazing story it is. Kathi s current position is anchor for kpbstv and producerhost of san diego treasures. The mystery of dora diamant, a biography based on almost two decades of immersion research, was published in 2003 in the us and uk. She is regularly seen on kpbstv in san diego treasures with kathi diamant, and as anchor of kpbs onair fundraising. It had to be very moving for you to know that dora s long unmarked grave finally has a headstone, largely due to your efforts.