Christine Estima
Author and journalist known for fiction and nonfiction writing; debut novel Letters to Kafka (House of Anansi, 2025) explores Milena Jesenská and her correspondence with Franz Kafka, and the author has written for major outlets including The New York Times and The Walrus.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 55min
Christine Estima, "Letters to Kafka" (House of Anansi, 2025)
Christine Estima, an author and journalist whose debut novel Letters to Kafka reimagines Milena Jesenská, discusses uncovering Milena’s life and reconstructing her voice from sparse archives. She talks about researching in Vienna and Prague. She explains choosing fiction over biography, portraying Kafka intimately, and weaving language, eroticism, and symbolism into the story.
