{"product_id":"the-blue-octavo-notebooks-by-franz-kafka-1991","title":"THE BLUE OCTAVO NOTEBOOKS by Franz Kafka [1991]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExact Change, Cambridge, 1991 | Softcover, 107pp | 15 x 20.5 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fascinating glimpse into the private intellectual world of Franz Kafka. Written between 1917 and 1919, \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Octavo Notebooks\u003c\/i\u003e brings together fragments, philosophical aphorisms, literary experiments and reflections on existence, suffering and the human condition. Unlike his celebrated novels and stories, these writings reveal Kafka in a more intimate, exploratory mode, wrestling with the metaphysical questions that run through his work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdited by \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eMax Brod\u003c\/span\u003e and translated by \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eErnst Kaiser\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eEithne Wilkins\u003c\/span\u003e, this collection includes all eight notebooks, alongside \u003ci\u003eReflections on Sin, Suffering, Hope, and the True Way\u003c\/i\u003e and supplementary notes by Brod.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis striking 1991 \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExact Change\u003c\/span\u003e paperback features a haunting black-and-white photographic cover with oversized white typography and turquoise lettering. The minimalist design extends to the black rear cover, while the interior features elegantly restrained typography. Also included is an original Exact Change Summer 1991 catalogue, a lovely piece of independent publishing ephemera that complements the book's distinctive design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e Light signs of handling and minor wear to cover edges and corners; slight surface marks visible on the covers. Internally clean and tightly bound. No inscriptions or annotations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PRINTED AFFAIRS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57467202502980,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0865\/8386\/9764\/files\/THE_BLUE_OCTAVO_NOTEBOOKS_FRANZ_KAFKA_0984.jpg?v=1791991170","url":"https:\/\/printedaffairs.com\/products\/the-blue-octavo-notebooks-by-franz-kafka-1991","provider":"PRINTED AFFAIRS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}