Podcast
Kristin Scott Thomas Reads Kafka
Hosted by Oxford University · EN
Since his untimely death in 1924, Franz Kafka (b. 1883) has become a global phenomenon. Every generation has discovered ‘its’ Kafka. In this series aimed at students, researchers and the general public, Dame Kristin Scott Thomas reads selected Kafka short stories in English translation, a homage to the popularity of public recitals of literature during Kafka's lifetime. The episodes are recordings of a live recitation in 2024 (the centenary of Kafka’s death) that was organised by the AHRC-funded research project Kafka’s Transformative Communities (University of Oxford) in collaboration with not-for-profit arts organisation Bold Tendencies. Our thanks to Bold Tendencies, the AHRC, Film Shed Media and Dame Kristin Scott Thomas for making this event possible. The event took place on 12 November 2024 in the Holywell Music Room at Wadham College, Oxford, UK.
Series image photocredit: Misan Harriman.
Recording credit: Film Shed Media.
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15. Little Fable
Jun 1100:00:39Tap to summarizeDame Kristin Scott Thomas reads 'Little Fable' (1920) from Franz Kafka, Selected Stories, translated by Mark Harman.
Transcribe →14. First Sorrow
Jun 1100:07:29Tap to summarizeDame Kristin Scott Thomas reads 'First Sorrow' (1922) from Franz Kafka, Metamorphosis and Other Stories, translated Michael Hofmann.
Transcribe →13. It Was One Summer
Jun 1100:03:51Tap to summarizeDame Kristin Scott Thomas reads 'It Was One Summer' (published posthumously 1931) from Franz Kafka, The Burrow and Other Stories, translated Michael Hofmann.
Transcribe →12. A Crossbreed
Jun 1100:03:19Tap to summarizeDame Kristin Scott Thomas reads 'A Crossbreed' (published posthumously 1931) from Franz Kafka, Selected Stories, translated by Mark Harman.
Transcribe →11. The Bridge
Jun 1100:02:36Tap to summarizeDame Kristin Scott Thomas reads 'The Bridge (published posthumously 1931) from Franz Kafka, The Burrow and Other Stories, translated by Michael Hofmann.
Transcribe →10. The Problem of our Laws
Jun 1100:05:03Tap to summarizeDame Kristin Scott Thomas reads 'The Problem With Our Laws' (1917) from Franz Kafka, The Burrow and Other Stories, translated by Michael Hofmann.
Transcribe →9. An Imperial Message
Jun 1100:02:50Tap to summarizeDame Kristin Scott Thomas reads 'An Imperial Message' (1917) from Franz Kafka, Selected Stories, translated by Mark Harman.
Transcribe →8. The Great Swimmer
Jun 1100:05:30Tap to summarizeDame Kristin Scott Thomas reads 'The Great Swimmer' (1922) by Franz Kafka, translated by Daniel Slager.
Transcribe →7. A Common Confusion
Jun 1100:02:31Tap to summarizeDame Kristin Scott Thomas reads ' A Common Confusion' (1917) by Franz Kafka, translated by Willa and Edwin Muir.
Transcribe →6. My Business
Jun 1100:03:29Tap to summarizeDame Kristin Scott Thomas reads 'My Business' (1917) from Franz Kafka, The Burrow and Other Stories, translated by Michael Hofmann.
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