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Procesas; Pilis; Novelės
Žymus austrų rašytojas F. Kafka (1883 – 1924), artimas ekspresionistams, savo romanuose, novelėse ir parabolėse atskleidė dvasinę savo epochos krizę, vienišo „mažojo žmogaus“ bejėgiškumą ir izoliaciją, neviltį ir ateities baimę.
571 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1994
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About the author
Franz Kafka
3,226 books38.6k followersPrague-born writer Franz Kafka wrote in German, and his stories, such as "
The Metamorphosis
" (1916), and posthumously published novels, including
The Trial
(1925), concern troubled individuals in a nightmarishly impersonal world.
Jewish middle-class family of this major fiction writer of the 20th century spoke German. People consider his unique body of much incomplete writing, mainly published posthumously, among the most influential in European literature.
His stories include "The Metamorphosis" (1912) and " In the Penal Colony " (1914), whereas his posthumous novels include The Trial (1925), The Castle (1926) and Amerika (1927).
Despite first language, Kafka also spoke fluent Czech. Later, Kafka acquired some knowledge of the French language and culture from Flaubert, one of his favorite authors.
Kafka first studied chemistry at the Charles-Ferdinand University of Prague but after two weeks switched to law. This study offered a range of career possibilities, which pleased his father, and required a longer course of study that gave Kafka time to take classes in German studies and art history. At the university, he joined a student club, named Lese- und Redehalle der Deutschen Studenten, which organized literary events, readings, and other activities. In the end of his first year of studies, he met Max Brod, a close friend of his throughout his life, together with the journalist Felix Weltsch, who also studied law. Kafka obtained the degree of doctor of law on 18 June 1906 and performed an obligatory year of unpaid service as law clerk for the civil and criminal courts.
Writing of Kafka attracted little attention before his death. During his lifetime, he published only a few short stories and never finished any of his novels except the very short "The Metamorphosis." Kafka wrote to Max Brod, his friend and literary executor: "Dearest Max, my last request: Everything I leave behind me ... in the way of diaries, manuscripts, letters (my own and others'), sketches, and so on, [is] to be burned unread." Brod told Kafka that he intended not to honor these wishes, but Kafka, so knowing, nevertheless consequently gave these directions specifically to Brod, who, so reasoning, overrode these wishes. Brod in fact oversaw the publication of most of work of Kafka in his possession; these works quickly began to attract attention and high critical regard.
Max Brod encountered significant difficulty in compiling notebooks of Kafka into any chronological order as Kafka started writing in the middle of notebooks, from the last towards the first, et cetera.
Kafka wrote all his published works in German except several letters in Czech to Milena Jesenská.
Jewish middle-class family of this major fiction writer of the 20th century spoke German. People consider his unique body of much incomplete writing, mainly published posthumously, among the most influential in European literature.
His stories include "The Metamorphosis" (1912) and " In the Penal Colony " (1914), whereas his posthumous novels include The Trial (1925), The Castle (1926) and Amerika (1927).
Despite first language, Kafka also spoke fluent Czech. Later, Kafka acquired some knowledge of the French language and culture from Flaubert, one of his favorite authors.
Kafka first studied chemistry at the Charles-Ferdinand University of Prague but after two weeks switched to law. This study offered a range of career possibilities, which pleased his father, and required a longer course of study that gave Kafka time to take classes in German studies and art history. At the university, he joined a student club, named Lese- und Redehalle der Deutschen Studenten, which organized literary events, readings, and other activities. In the end of his first year of studies, he met Max Brod, a close friend of his throughout his life, together with the journalist Felix Weltsch, who also studied law. Kafka obtained the degree of doctor of law on 18 June 1906 and performed an obligatory year of unpaid service as law clerk for the civil and criminal courts.
Writing of Kafka attracted little attention before his death. During his lifetime, he published only a few short stories and never finished any of his novels except the very short "The Metamorphosis." Kafka wrote to Max Brod, his friend and literary executor: "Dearest Max, my last request: Everything I leave behind me ... in the way of diaries, manuscripts, letters (my own and others'), sketches, and so on, [is] to be burned unread." Brod told Kafka that he intended not to honor these wishes, but Kafka, so knowing, nevertheless consequently gave these directions specifically to Brod, who, so reasoning, overrode these wishes. Brod in fact oversaw the publication of most of work of Kafka in his possession; these works quickly began to attract attention and high critical regard.
Max Brod encountered significant difficulty in compiling notebooks of Kafka into any chronological order as Kafka started writing in the middle of notebooks, from the last towards the first, et cetera.
Kafka wrote all his published works in German except several letters in Czech to Milena Jesenská.
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April 19, 2022
Kafka siūlo tirštą literatūrinę sriubą, kurios per vieną prisėdimą daug nesuvalgysi. Tenka po kiekvieno šaukšto ilgai gromuloti, permąstyti, stebėtis. Valgai neskubėdamas ir stengiesi pasisavinti kiekvieną klampią metaforą. Supranti, kaip gerai šiame patiekale viskas randa savo vietą.
Tačiau ne mažiau svarbus ir kelias iki šios sriubos. Pirma tenka ilgai įrodinėti apsaugos poste, kad tu turi teisę patirti sriubos valgymo Procesą. Patekęs vidun, kažkaip manevruoji bandydamas palenkti savo pusėn gašliai žvelgiančią valgyklos darbuotoją. Dar prisistato du pagalbininkai, kurie primygtinai siūlosi padėti valgyti, nors tu jau ir sėdi pavalgęs prie tuščios lėkštės. Vis dėlto visi vargai verti to, kad galėtum išvysti “mįslingąjį Kafkos pasaulį”, kaip skelbiąs štai šios lėkštės dugnas.
Tačiau ne mažiau svarbus ir kelias iki šios sriubos. Pirma tenka ilgai įrodinėti apsaugos poste, kad tu turi teisę patirti sriubos valgymo Procesą. Patekęs vidun, kažkaip manevruoji bandydamas palenkti savo pusėn gašliai žvelgiančią valgyklos darbuotoją. Dar prisistato du pagalbininkai, kurie primygtinai siūlosi padėti valgyti, nors tu jau ir sėdi pavalgęs prie tuščios lėkštės. Vis dėlto visi vargai verti to, kad galėtum išvysti “mįslingąjį Kafkos pasaulį”, kaip skelbiąs štai šios lėkštės dugnas.
April 6, 2016
Apie F. Kafką žinojau tik iš mokykloje skaitytos "Metamorfozės" (žmogus netikėtai pavirsta baisiu vabalu). Tuomet šis kūrinys smarkokai pakratė smegenis. Paaiškėjo, kad literatūra gali būti kažkas daugiau nei Cvirka ar Žemaitė. Kad yra tokių dalykų, kaip metafora ir simbolis.
Dabar vėl į rankas pateko Kafka. Du romanai ("Procesas", "Pilis") ir eilė novelių (tarp jų ta pati "Metamorfozė").
Niūrios spalvos, slegianti nuotaika, siurrealūs personažai ir situacijos. Sunku suprasti, kur vyksta veiksmas, koks laikas. Sapnas.
Pagrindiniai herojai (Procese ir Pilyje) traiškomi biurokratinės mėsmalės. Aplink vien dviveidžiai, klastūnai arba idiotai. Ir jokios vilties, nes sistema visada laimi prieš žmogų.
Tikrai ne atostogų romaniūkštis.
Dabar vėl į rankas pateko Kafka. Du romanai ("Procesas", "Pilis") ir eilė novelių (tarp jų ta pati "Metamorfozė").
Niūrios spalvos, slegianti nuotaika, siurrealūs personažai ir situacijos. Sunku suprasti, kur vyksta veiksmas, koks laikas. Sapnas.
Pagrindiniai herojai (Procese ir Pilyje) traiškomi biurokratinės mėsmalės. Aplink vien dviveidžiai, klastūnai arba idiotai. Ir jokios vilties, nes sistema visada laimi prieš žmogų.
Tikrai ne atostogų romaniūkštis.
November 8, 2022
Iš rinkinio įveikiau tik Procesą, Kafkos pasaulis per daug turi nevilties, bejėgiškumo ir vilties pakeisti likimą. Lapkričio mėnesiui norėtųsi kažkiek daugiau šviesos..
March 19, 2018
Prikalkit prie Kafkos...
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