Kafka, Franz "The Judgment" (German: Das Urteil) - 1912
A son's relationship with his father. The bad relationship between son and father. The terrible relationship between son and father. Supposedly the closest thing to Kafka's autobiography. If so, I no longer wonder at this writer's insane thoughts. How can a father wish his son dead?
Well, Kafka really isn't my thing at all.
Book Description:
"'The judgment' is considered the most autobiographical of
Kafka's stories. First, there are Kafka's own commentaries and entries
in his diary. When he re-read the story, for instance, he noted that
only he could penetrate to the core of the story which, much like a
newborn child, 'was covered with dirt and mucus as it came out of him';
he also commented in his diary that he wanted to write down all possible
relationships within the story that were not clear to him when he
originally wrote it. This is not surprising for a highly introverted
writer like Kafka, but it does illustrate the enormous inner pressure
under which he must have written 'The judgment.'"
I've only read Kafka's Metamorphosis.
ReplyDeleteIf you didn't like that one, you won't like this one either, Lark. Some people do like him but I know more who don't. Maybe because we had to read him in school, no matter whether we liked it or not.
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