Is there any difference in the meaning when we use "a la" before the name of a person or attach suffix "esque" to it? For example, a la Kafka or Kafkaesque.
"a la" and suffix "esque"
- Thread starter Charwalk
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Can we have a complete sentence and context, please?
There is no particular context. It is my personal query.
The point is that which one you use will depend on your sense or construction. For example, you might say, 'The film has a Kafkaesque quality' or 'The film has a nightmarish quality à la Kafka'. Make up a sentence you think you might use, and we can comment on whether the sentence works.