The Tribulations of the Trial by Franz Kafka

The Tribulations of the Trial by Franz Kafka

The Trial by Franz Kafka is one of those books that continues to bewilder many readers even a century after it was written. As a student and critic of existential lit and philosophy, Jim Algie makes a case for the novel’s ongoing relevance.  Among the dwindling...
Another Farewell to Another Fine Friend

Another Farewell to Another Fine Friend

For what would have been Melanie Klimchuk’s 60th birthday this year, which was commemorated by an event in Toronto, I wrote this appreciation of her and our four decades of friendship.  In the early 1980s, I was hosting a music-comedy show on the University of...