Obituary: Sir Malcolm Pasley Bt; Kafka scholar who set new standards for editing modern prose.(Obituaries) From: The Independent (London, England) | Date: March 26, 2004| Author: Adler, Jeremy | COPYRIGHT 2004 Independent Newspapers (UK) Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Jeremy Adler

MALCOLM PASLEY was the doyen of Kafka editors, whose stewardship of the great critical edition of Kafka's works earned him an international reputation. In a distinguished career he laid a new, secure foundation for Kafka studies, explained the writer's practice, and helped to preserve his work for posterity.

John Malcolm Sabine Pasley was born in Rajkot, India, in 1926, and educated at Sherborne School and Trinity College, Oxford. He becam...