I found the following quotation attributed both to Kafka and to Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742-1799). The attribution to Kafka is more specific, from a letter to to Oskar Pollak dated January 27, 1904. I am inclined to think this is accurate. The reference to Lichtenberg could be confused–or Kafka could be quoting from Lichtenberg, who [...]
Archive for September, 2008
A Mystery for Literary Sleuths and Text Critics
Posted in Kafka, Quotes, tagged books, books that sting, Kafka, Lichtenberg, Quote of the Week, the ax on September 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Brief an den Vater 3
Posted in Kafka, Lesestücke (Readings), tagged bad temper, family traits, lust for life, rage on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Vergleich uns beide: ich, um es sehr abgekürzt auszudrücken, ein Löwy mit einem gewissen Kafkaschen Fond, der aber eben nicht durch den Kafkaschen Lebens-, Geschäfts-, Eroberungswillen in Bewegung gesetzt wird, sondern durch einen Löwy’schen Stachel, der geheimer, scheuer, in anderer Richtung wirkt und oft überhaupt aussetzt. Du dagegen ein wirklicher Kafka an Stärke, Gesundheit, Appetit, [...]
Theological French
Posted in Uncategorized on September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Celucian Joseph launched his “Theological French” site very soon after I began Theological German. Unfortunately, at some point his site was corrupted and he has had to start over. He notified me recently that he is back in business. Brush up on your French at Theological French. I have also updated the blog roll with [...]
Brief an den Vater 2
Posted in Kafka, Lesestücke (Readings), tagged Angst, anxious, conditional, father's influence, kinship terms, subjunctive, verbs on September 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Franz Kafka was born in 1883 and died in 1924 from tuberculosis, which showed its first symptoms in 1917. He wrote the letter to his father in 1919. The Franz Kafka web site includes is a great resource for photos, biography, and many details about Kafka’s life and work. It also includes digital images of [...]
Brief an den Vater 1
Posted in Kafka, tagged Angst, dysfunctional family, letter to father, overbearing father on September 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Franz Kafka was a German-speaking Jew who grew up in Prague. Near the end of his life, when he was sick with tuberculosis, he wrote this letter to his father looking back on their troubled relationship. The sad and bitter letter is a model on how not to bring up a son. Kafka gave it [...]
Quote of the Week–Franz Kafka
Posted in Quotes on September 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(Photo Kafka Museum, Prague Ich war ein ängstliches Kind; trotzdem war ich gewiss auch störrisch, wie Kinder sind.
Bless Those Who Persecute You–Honecker and Holmer
Posted in Lesestücke (Readings), tagged Erich Honecker, Margot Honecker, reconciliation, Uwe Holmer on September 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Uwe Holmer From Chronik der Wende Uwe Holmer wurde 1955 Landpfarrer und erlebte die Zwangskollektivierung in seiner ersten Pfarrstelle Loissow (Mecklenburg); später wurde er Leiter und damit auch Bürgermeister der Hoffnungstaler Anstalten in Lobetal, sie waren 1905 eingerichtet worden, um Obdachlosen einen neuen Anfang zu ermöglichen; „ Hier werde ich gebraucht” war seine Antwort auf [...]
