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Embrace the absurd, and don't look back. *salute*

For some reason, the topic of this post bothers me very much all the way to the core. I tried to say a few things about it, but I can't seem to capture the existential horror of the thing. It's just one of those things that make me want to pound my fist on the table and make humanity splinter into nothingness on account of its being too ridiculous ( Read more... )

Sir, - You have made me unhappy. I purchased your Metamorphosis and gifted it to my cousin, but she could not make sense of the story. My cousin gave it to her mother: she could not explain it. Her mother gave it to another cousin, but she could not explain it either. And now they have written to me, the supposed doctor in the family. But I ( Read more... )

Some of my favorite Kafka shorts. You should probably also check out Metamorphosis, The Hunger Artist, and In The Penal Colony. I haven't read any of his novels, so I can't speak for them, but I've read most of his Metamorphosis-and-shorter stuff. This collection contains all of the short stories, and leaves out only the novels. There's also a good ( Read more... )

Prague's Franz Kafka International Airport Named World's Most Alienating Airport.

EDIT: Oh, and check this out, too. Cool article and sample video.

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