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The Aphorism eludes definition: it can appear to be a random jotting or a more polished observation. Whether arbitrary fragment or crystalline shard, an aphorism captures the inception of a thought. 

Franz Kafka composed aphorisms during two periods in his life. A series of 109 was written between September 1917 and April 1918, in Zürau, West Bohemia, while Kafka was on a visit to his sister Ottla, hoping for a brief respite following the diagnosis of tuberculosis virus that would eventually claim his life. They were originally published in 1931, seven years after his death by his friend and literary executor Max Brod, under the title Betrachtungen über Sünde, Hoffnung, Leid, und den wahren Wag (Reflections on Sin, Hope, Suffering, and the True Way). The second sequence of aphorisms, numbering 41, originally appeared as entries in Kafka’s diary from January 6 to February 29, 1920. They, too, were published posthumously, under the title “Er”: Aufzeichnungen aus dem Jahr 1920 (“He”: Reflections from the Year 1920).

Kafka’s aphorisms are fascinating glimpses into the lure and the enigma of the form itself.  “If there is a theology in Kafka, this is the only place where he himself comes close to declaring it.”  - Roberto Calasso

FRANZ KAFKA was born in 1883 in Prague, where he lived most of his life. He published only a few short stories, including “The Metamorphosis,” “The Judgment,” and “The Stoker.” He died in 1924, before completing any of his full-length novels. At the end of his life, Kafka asked his lifelong friend and literary executor Max Brod to burn all his unpublished work. Brod overrode those wishes.

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144 Pages·2015·1.4021 MB·other
by  Franz Kafka, Daniel Frank
#Aphorisms And Apothegms #Philosophy / Movements / Existentialism #Philosophy / Metaphysics #Philosophy / Free Will & Determinism
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<p><i>The&nbsp;<b>Aphorism</b>&nbsp;eludes definition: it can appear to be a random jotting or a more polished observation. Whether arbitrary fragment or crystalline shard, an aphorism captures the inception of a thought.&nbsp;</i></p><p><b>Franz Kafka<i>&nbsp;</i></b>composed aphorisms during two periods in his life. A series of 109 was written between September 1917 and April 1918, in Zürau, West Bohemia, while Kafka was on a visit to his sister Ottla, hoping for a brief respite following the diagnosis of tuberculosis virus that would eventually claim his life. They were originally published in 1931, seven years after his death by his friend and literary executor Max Brod, under the title Betrachtungen über Sünde, Hoffnung, Leid, und den wahren Wag (<i>Reflections on Sin, Hope, Suffering, and the True Way</i>). The second sequence of aphorisms, numbering 41, originally appeared as entries in Kafka’s diary from January 6 to February 29, 1920. They, too, were published posthumously, under the title “Er”: Aufzeichnungen aus dem Jahr 1920 (<i>“He”: Reflections from the Year 1920</i>).<br></p><p>Kafka’s aphorisms are fascinating glimpses into the lure and the enigma of the form itself.&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>“If there is a theology in Kafka, this is the only place where he himself comes close to declaring it.”</i>&nbsp; -&nbsp;<b>Roberto Calasso</b></p><p><b>FRANZ KAFKA</b>&nbsp;<i>was born in 1883 in Prague, where he lived most of his life. He&nbsp;</i><i>published only a few short stories, including “The Metamorphosis,” “The Judgment,” and “The Stoker.” He died in 1924, before completing any of his full-length novels. At the end of his life, Kafka asked his lifelong friend and literary executor Max Brod to burn all his unpublished work. Brod overrode those wishes.</i></p>

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Author:Franz Kafka, Daniel Frank
Publication Year:2015
ISBN:805212655
Pages:144
Language:other
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