Phi Fic means Philosophical Fiction. Each episode, we have a candid dicussion on a heady work of of fiction, full of SPOILERS. Join host Nathan Hanks and readers Cezary Baraniecki, Daniel St. Pierre, Laura Davis, and Mary Claire, plus the occasional guest.
Are we guilty from the first moment of life? Is the machine Franz Kafka devised not merely a metaphor for how we live our lives, but “actually here, all around…”? That’s what Kafka Tamura says in Kafka On the Shore by Haruki Murakami, and what Daniel says here in our discussion on In The Penal Colony by Franz Kafka when he cites our failing bodies, our internal machines, that Continue Reading …
Bonus Discussion: Franz Kafka’s “In the Penal Colony”
The Philosophical Fiction Not School Group read the short story by Franz Kafka "In The Penal Colony" for our conversation in May. It's about a traveler visiting a penal colony who meets the officer in charge of a justice system. (Saying anything more would spoil it; just read it!) I talked with Daniel Cole, Cezary, Laura Davis, and Mary Ricci for a few hours about Kafka's Continue Reading …
Not School Fiction Group: Franz Kafka’s “In the Penal Colony” (Phi-Fi #12)
Featuring Nathan Hanks, Daniel, Cezary, Laura, and Mary. Recorded May 31, 2015. The story is about a traveler visiting a penal colony who meets the officer in charge of a justice system. It's tense, violent, surprising, and "kind of like a Tarantino movie." Read more about it. Join the Philosophical Fiction group! Continue Reading …
Not School Fiction Group: Franz Kafka’s “The Trial” (Phi-Fi #7)
Featuring Nathan Hanks, Philip, Laura, and Cezary. Recorded June 27, 2014. Continue Reading …