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The Aphorism eludes definition: it can appear to be a random jotting or a more polished observation. Whether arbitrary fragment or crystalline shard, an aphorism captures the inception of a thought. Franz Kafka composed aphorisms during two periods in his life. A series of 109 was written between September 1917 and April 1918, in Zürau, West Bohemia, while Kafka was on a visit to his sister Ottla, hoping for a brief respite following the diagnosis of tuberculosis virus that would eventually claim his life. They were originally published in 1931, seven years after his death by his friend and literary executor Max Brod, under the title Betrachtungen über Sünde, Hoffnung, Leid, und den wahren Wag (Reflections on Sin, Hope, Suffering, and the True Way). The second sequence of aphorisms, numbering 41, originally appeared as entries in Kafka's diary from January 6 to February 29, 1920. They, too, were published posthumously, under the title “Er”: Aufzeichnungen aus dem Jahr 1920 (“He”: Reflections from the Year 1920).Kafka’s aphorisms are fascinating glimpses into the lure and the enigma of the form itself. “If there is a theology in Kafka, this is the only place where he himself comes

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Author

Franz Kafka, Daniel Frank

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group;Schocken Books

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780805212655

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Social Science, Fiction

Rating

3.83 / 5 (49 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14