Kafka's Son Jan Kerouac Shortlisted for the Crook's Corner

Shortlisted for the Crook's Corner Book Prize - Shortlisted for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction - Longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize - Shortlisted for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Debut Author

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Kafka's Son Jan Kerouac Shortlisted for the Crook's CornerA posthumously published Hungarian masterpiece that reflects on fragmented lives. Born in 1963, Szilrd Borbly emerged as one of the most important poets of post communist Europe, exploring the themes of grief, memory, and trauma in his critically acclaimed work. Following the murder of his mother during a burglary in 2000, and the subsequent breakdown and death of his father, Borbly suffered from post traumatic depression and tragically ended his own