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 (Contempora)
Paperback, 128 pages
Spanish language
Published July 31, 2004 by Debolsillo.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-9793-388-9Copied ISBN!
Carta al padre
Paperback, 96 pages
Published July 2, 2001 by Edaf S.A..
- ISBN:
- 978-84-7166-733-5Copied ISBN!
Carta Al Padre
Hardcover
Spanish language
Published Nov. 2, 1998 by Perfil S.A..
- ISBN:
- 978-950-639-237-6Copied ISBN!
Carta Al Padre
Hardcover
Spanish language
Published June 2, 2003 by Lumen Espana.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-264-2410-5Copied ISBN!
Brief an den Vater
141 pages
German language
Published June 2, 2004 by Wagenbach.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-8031-3612-1Copied ISBN!
Carta Al Padre
Paperback
Spanish language
Published Sept. 2, 1998 by Debate.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-7444-841-2Copied ISBN!
Carta Al Padre
Paperback
Spanish language
Published Jan. 2, 2001 by Editores Mexicanos Unidos, S.A..
- ISBN:
- 978-968-15-0160-0Copied ISBN!
Brief an den Vater
238 pages
German language
Published June 3, 1994 by Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag.
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- 978-3-596-12436-7Copied ISBN!
Brief an den Vater
88 pages
German language
Published June 3, 1975 by Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-596-21629-1Copied ISBN!
Brief an den Vater
87 pages
German language
Published June 3, 1975 by Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag.
- ISBN:
- 978-3-436-02137-5Copied ISBN!
Brief an den Vater
German language
Published June 3, 1986 by Hoffmann und Kampe.
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- 978-3-455-03707-4Copied ISBN!
Brief an den Vater
69 pages
German language
Published July 2, 1965 by R. Piper.
Brief an den Vater
71 pages
German language
Published June 3, 1960 by R. Piper.
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