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Most of his short stories are not about bureaucracy at all, but are rather best described as mystical parables. Somewhat like Borges if Borges were less analyti
by keiferski 2y ago
Most of his short stories are not about bureaucracy at all, but are rather best described as mystical parables. Somewhat like Borges if Borges were less analytical and more I Ching-esque. The bureaucratic reputation comes more from The Castle and The Trial, I think.
- monkeyfun 2y agoA personal favorite example of such a mystical parable type work of his that comes to mind for anyone curious is "A Hunger Artist".
- keiferski 2y agoYep that’s a good one. My personal favorite is The Great Wall of China, especially the parable within it, A Message from the Emperor. https://www.plus.ac.at/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Kafka_AMessageFromtheEmperor.pdf https://www.plus.ac.at/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Kafka_AMes...