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Literary Fiction · 2014 · PG

The Kraus Project

by Jonathan Franzen

Franzen translates and annotates Karl Kraus — a footnote-heavy cultural argument about modern life.

Franzen presents new translations and annotations of the work of early twentieth-century satirist Karl Kraus, who, via his self-published magazine Die Fackel, "attacked the popular media's manipulation of reality, the dehumanizing machinery of technology and consumer capitalism, and the jingoistic rhetoric of a fading empire"--Dust jacket flap.

For10+GenreLiterary FictionLength304 pagesRead time~8.5 hours

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No violence

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Mild language

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No sexual content

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No substance use

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Barely any

Themes of cultural criticism, translation, and the state of modern media

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Franzen's 2013 book translates two essays by Viennese satirist Karl Kraus with extensive personal footnotes. Nonfiction/translation hybrid. Clean. For readers interested in cultural criticism. For adults.

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