I read Kafka at uni. He had such an impact on me because I had a cruel father. The Trial really knocked me sideways. Thanks for your hard work, I appreciate your channel.
I remember Metamorphosis as a short, incisive read (though a rather depressing one). Never realised the parallels with his own life though. By any chance have you checked out The Trial, and would you vouch for it?
@@keskesay7466 It was my first Kafka, which i was fortunate enough to read with notes containing drafts which change the version quite dramatically - the whole book talks about "Mr K." and though it makes sense he's his own character, spoiler alert - the whole book is very tedious, slow, excessively depressingly sober and bureaucratic, but in one of those drafts, He switches to the first person singular, which suddenly makes everything much more vivid, during the book's catharsis. An uplifting moment, which final editing chose not to opt for.To me, songs like Karma police or Rats in Ruin kinda sounded kafkaïan to me since then. Long musical procedures, sometimes tedious, but resolving in wonderful codas.
I read Kafka at uni. He had such an impact on me because I had a cruel father. The Trial really knocked me sideways. Thanks for your hard work, I appreciate your channel.
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Thank you very much appreciate it
Thanks for this video! Currently trying to impress my crush who loves philosophy.
Hahah no worries
I remember Metamorphosis as a short, incisive read (though a rather depressing one). Never realised the parallels with his own life though. By any chance have you checked out The Trial, and would you vouch for it?
Yeah it is very depressing but also interesting and no I haven’t but I am really wanting to read it.
@@keskesay7466 It was my first Kafka, which i was fortunate enough to read with notes containing drafts which change the version quite dramatically - the whole book talks about "Mr K." and though it makes sense he's his own character, spoiler alert - the whole book is very tedious, slow, excessively depressingly sober and bureaucratic, but in one of those drafts,
He switches to the first person singular, which suddenly makes everything much more vivid, during the book's catharsis. An uplifting moment, which final editing chose not to opt for.To me, songs like Karma police or Rats in Ruin kinda sounded kafkaïan to me since then. Long musical procedures, sometimes tedious, but resolving in wonderful codas.