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Name: Brief an den Vater
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Author: Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka’s *Brief an den Vater*, written in November 1919, is a candid and critical correspondence addressed to his father, Hermann Kafka. In the letter, Kafka accuses his father of emotional abuse and hypocrisy, laying bare the tension and conflict that defined their relationship. The text is an important manuscript within Kafka’s body of work, reflecting broader themes of family dynamics and father‑son conflict in early 20th-century Germanic literature.

First publish date: 1953

Genre: Literary Fiction/Classic Literature

Authors: Franz Kafka

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