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The Sons

Franz Kafka

Paperback | Pages: 167 pages

Rating: 3.96 | 620 Users | 42 Reviews

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Original Title:	Die Söhne: Drei Geschichten
ISBN:	0805208860 (ISBN13: 9780805208863)
Edition Language:	English

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I have only one request," Kafka wrote to his publisher Kurt Wolff in 1913. "'The Stoker,' 'The Metamorphosis,' and 'The Judgment' belong together, both inwardly and outwardly. There is an obvious connection among the three, and, even more important, a secret one, for which reason I would be reluctant to forego the chance of having them published together in a book, which might be called The Sons."

Seventy-five years later, Kafka's request is granted, in a volume including these three classic stories of filial revolt as well as his own poignant "Letter to His Father," another "son story" located between fiction and autobiography. A devastating indictment of the modern family, The Sons represents Kafka's most concentrated literary achievement as well as the story of his own domestic tragedy.

Grouped together under this new title and in newly revised translations, these texts—the like of which Kafka had never written before and (as he claimed at the end of his life) would never again equal—take on fresh, compelling meaning.

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Title	:	The Sons
Author	:	Franz Kafka
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 167 pages
Published	:	August 5th 1989 by Schocken (first published 1913)
Categories	:	Fiction. Short Stories. Classics. Literature. European Literature. German Literature

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yeah, i mean, there are some things in this particular stringing together of three specific kafka texts that work differently when complied than by themselves, in a general best-of book, or, as is the case with 'the stoker,' merely a chapter of a novel on its own. everyone knows metamorphosis. or should. and it's glory goes without saying. for whatever reason i hadn't read 'the judgement,' and i am glad i did. the same goes for 'the stoker.' however i had read the letter to his father a few

Thirty some years ago, little Frankie came across 'The Metamorphosis' and it changed the entire trajectory of his (my) life. It was unlike anything I had encounter before, and it grew within me a penchant for the bizarre. Of course, back then I had no idea why I was so drawn to this piece, only that I was. I took no deeper meaning to the absurd premise, and I didn't care to question one being existent.Now, reading these three tales and the letter to his father, my love only increases as my adult

An intense trio of stories published together posthumously, although it was Kafka's wish that they would be published together during his life time. They're disconcerting as all hell -- they all detail the lives of sons rejected by their fathers. Gives a whole 'nuther dimension to the concept of "daddy issues." A good read, nonetheless.

The Sons is comprised of three of Kafka's short stories ("The Judgment," "The Stoker," and "The Metamorphosis") brought together by the unifying theme of #daddyissues. I'm not an English/Lit major, and, so, when I read for pleasure, I'm not looking to interrogate the themes, tropes, motifs, and/or symbols of a text. This is one of those books that I felt I ought to read; however, now that I've finished it, I've realized (1) no, thank you; and (2) I don't need that kind of validation (although

A set of short stories that all revolve around the theme of father and son. Kafka had a very difficult relationship with his abusive father as he relates in the final part of the book through his letter to his father. The stories are dark and absurd and do not shed a good light on the filial relationship. The final letter that was supposed to be delivered to his father was brusque and cutting.

It's amazing how Franz Kafka could write so well, even after translations. Having a book that isn't written in the original language is always risky, since some words will lose their meaning in the translating process. But these remained well written after their translations and I liked them a lot. The only problem I had was with "Letter to His Father". It seemed like every other person's stories about their fathers. All the angst-ridden teenage bullshit but with a better vocabulary. Seeing as

A book of Kafka short stories. I read The Trial a few months ago and enjoyed the surreal quality. Kafka's relationship with his family as revealed in these stories is beyond that. I woke up screaming when I read Metamorphosis. This is a deeply disturbing book.