The Great Wall Of China And Other Stories by Franz Kafka
A collection of uncanny, parable-like tales that probe the opacity of power, the machinery of bureaucracy, and the isolation of individuals confronting vast, unknowable systems. Through dreamlike scenarios—engineers building a monumental structure in disjointed sections, messengers who can never reach their destinations, and creatures and scholars consumed by anxious inquiry—the pieces explore communication, authority, and the instability of meaning. Spare, elliptical prose and shifting perspectives evoke a quiet dread in which everyday logic dissolves into metaphysical riddles.
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- Published
- 1931
- Nationality
- German
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- Pages
- 250-320
- Original Language
- German
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- Alternate Titles
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- Beim Bau der Chinesischen Mauer
- The Great Wall of China and Other Pieces
- The Great Wall of China: Stories and Reflections
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