A Country Doctor
by Len Jenkin, adapted from "Ein Landarzt" by Franz Kafka
What readers are saying
Readers appreciate the surreal and enigmatic quality of the stories in this collection, particularly noting their Kafkaesque nature. Many find the exploration of themes such as helplessness and the absurdities of life both haunting and thought-provoking, often leaving them with lingering questions. The writing style is seen as rich and complex, inviting deeper reflection.
Synopsis
Len Jenkin's surrealistic comedy uses Franz Kafka's story “Ein Landarzt” as a point of departure to explore his personal life and literary works.“The central journey in A COUNTRY DOCTOR — Kafka’s physician anxiously pushing through a raging blizzard to reach a dying patient — keeps overtaking the other travelers, giving them nightmares.
The visceral treats of the piece are many and fine.
Makes you want to stick your thumb out and hop aboard for the wild ride.”
—New York Post“Jenkin, over the course of the play’s seventy-five minutes, give us virtually the entire Kafka short story in sequential fashion.
And he turns the story into a comment on modern man’s existential condition through the Guest, and most interestingly, on Kafka’s own psychological-sexual torment as reflected in his writings.
It’s an intellectual-literary tour de force of amazing density.”
—Star and Tribune (Minneapolis)
Publication
A Country Doctor is a play written by Len Jenkin, adapted from "Ein Landarzt" by Franz Kafka and published by Broadway Play Publishing (2019).
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