Letter to His Father (German: Brief an den Vater) is the name usually given to the letter Franz Kafka wrote to his father Hermann in November 1919, indicting Hermann for his emotionally abusive and hypocritical behavior towards his son. Kafka hoped the letter would bridge the growing gap between him …
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Letter to His Father (German: Brief an den Vater) is the name usually given to the letter Franz Kafka wrote to his father Hermann in November 1919, indicting Hermann for his emotionally abusive and hypocritical behavior towards his son. Kafka hoped the letter would bridge the growing gap between him and his father, though in the letter he provides a sharp criticism of both:
Dearest Father,
You asked me recently why I maintain that I am afraid of you. As usual, I was unable to think of any answer to your question, partly for the very reason that I am afraid of you, and partly because an explanation of the grounds for this fear would mean going into far more details than I could even approximately keep in mind while talking. And if I now try to give you an answer in writing, it will still be very incomplete... According to Max Brod, Kafka actually gave the letter to his mother to hand on to his father. His mother never delivered the letter, but returned it to her son. The original letter, 45 pages long, was typewritten by Kafka and corrected by hand. Two and a half additional pages were written by hand.The letter, translated into English by Ernst Kaiser and Eithne Wilkins, was published in a bilingual edition by Schocken Books in 1966, and included in several Schocken collections of Kafka's works. A new translation by Hannah and Richard Stokes was published by Oneworld Classics in 2008 under the title Dearest Father.
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- LibraryThing key:
- 132173
- BNF ID:
- 121851462
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Carta Al Padre
Hardcover, 109 pages
English language
Published March 2, 1998 by Alfadil Ediciones.
- ISBN:
- 978-980-354-028-9Copied ISBN!
Brief an den Vater
Paperback, 95 pages
German language
Published June 2, 1999 by Fischer.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-596-14674-1Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 69020445
Letter to father
88 pages
English language
Published July 2, 2011 by Vitalis.
- ISBN:
- 978-80-7253-181-3Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 320482004
Brief an den Vater
Paperback, 108 pages
Published Jan. 1, 2017 by Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-596-90655-0Copied ISBN!
Carta al padre (Literatura Universal)
Paperback, 100 pages
Spanish language
Published April 2, 1995 by Panamericana Editorial Ltda.
- ISBN:
- 978-958-30-0186-4Copied ISBN!
Letter to the Father/Brief an den Vater
Paperback, 144 pages
Published Nov. 3, 2015 by Schocken.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-8052-1266-2Copied ISBN!
Letter to the Father/Brief an den Vater
Paperback, 144 pages
Published Nov. 3, 2015 by Schocken.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-8052-1266-2Copied ISBN!
Carta Al Padre / Letter to his Father (Biblioteca Literatura / Literature Library)
Paperback, 100 pages
Spanish language
Published Aug. 22, 1998 by Akal Ediciones.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-7600-062-5Copied ISBN!
Letter to the Father/Brief an den Vater
Paperback, 144 pages
Published Nov. 3, 2015 by Schocken.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-8052-1266-2Copied ISBN!
Brief an den Vater.
Paperback
Published Dec. 1, 2000 by Diogenes.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-257-70047-3Copied ISBN!
Carta Al Padre
Paperback
Spanish language
Published Aug. 2, 1998 by Lumen Espana.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-264-2306-1Copied ISBN!
Carta al padre y otros relatos
220 pages
Spanish language
Published June 3, 1995 by Editorial Porrúa.
- ISBN:
- 978-968-452-837-6Copied ISBN!
Letter to the Father (Bibliotheca Bohemica)
unknown binding, 88 pages
Published July 2, 1998 by Vitalis.
- ISBN:
- 978-80-85938-29-6Copied ISBN!
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