pickTranslated by Michael Hofmann & published in 2020, the seventy-four pieces collected here are absurd sketches, thought experiments, claustrophobic musings & a couple even manage to stand shoulder to shoulder with some of his better work. If you want a kick, look at the customer feedback online of people who, because of the cover design, thought that they had received a copy that was marked up/bled on.
I love unexpected connections between recent reads. What I think that Kafka means in the last line is that during Prometheus Bound the public nature of the punishment is discussed. As Prometheus says, Zeus could have sent him to Tartarus. Yet he had him "shackled to a peak in the Caucasus." I can see why this play, as it's concerned with the nature of punishment, would interest Kafka.
pick"You are the knife I turn inside myself; that is love. That, my dear, is love."
-- 4 ⭐️
pickMore and more I enjoy reading letters by famous people. They show us another side of this person, one not even the best biography can describe. Here we meet Kafka as he is: Kafka. Writing beautiful letters to his Milena. This love cannot be and will not be, but still they keep on going. That Milenas letters have gone missing is a tragedy. But it also gives this collection a special touch. We have only Kafkas side of view, the recipient is silent.⬇
Here's my #BookSpinBingo list for June. The last few are my Jokers again. Either I read a random book or one for the mentioned challenge.
Can you believe it - it's June already!
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