Kraus Project

Franzen presents his definitive new translations of Kraus and annotates them spectacularly, with supplementary notes from Kraus scholar Paul Reitter. Kraus was a cantankerous and difficult author, and in Franzen he has found his match: a novelist unafraid to voice unpopular opinions strongly, a critic capable of untangling Krauss often dense arguments to reveal their relevance to contemporary readers.

Franzen presents his definitive new translations of Kraus and annotates them spectacularly, with supplementary notes from Kraus scholar Paul Reitter. Kraus was a cantankerous and difficult author, and in Franzen he has found his match: a novelist unafraid to voice unpopular opinions strongly, a critic capable of untangling Krauss often dense arguments to reveal their relevance to contemporary readers.