FRANZ KAFKA Short Story THE DEPARTURE English TEXT Kafka eng
Franz Kafka
The Departure
( In German: Der Aufbruch )
(1921)
Short story by Franz Kafka
Full text translated into English
German Literature
A short story by Franz Kafka
“ The Departure ” (in German: “Der Aufbruch”) is a short story by Franz Kafka. Precisely when “The departure” short story was written by Franz Kafka is unknown, but it was probably sometime between February 1920 and February 1921. The short story “The Departure” by Franz Kafka was published only posthumously, in 1936.
The short story “The Departure” by Franz Kafka takes the form of a conversation between a servant and his master. The master orders his servant to saddle his horse, but the servant fails to understand. The master then hears a trumpet sound, which his servant does not hear. The master sets about to leave, and the servant asks where he is going…
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Franz Kafka
The Departure
(De: Der Aufbruch)
(1921)
Short story by Franz Kafka
Full text translated into English
I ordered my horse to be brought from the stables.
The servant did not understand my orders. So I went to the stables myself, saddled my horse, and mounted. In the distance I heard the sound of a trumpet, and I asked the servant what it meant. He knew nothing and had heard nothing.
At the gate he stopped me and asked:
“Where is the master going?”
“I don’t know,” I said, “just out of here, just out of here. Out of here, nothing else, it’s the only way I can reach my goal.”
“So you know your goal?” he asked.
“Yes,” I replied, “I’ve just told you. Out of here — that’s my goal.”
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Franz Kafka – The Departure
Original in German: Der Aufbruch (1921)
Short story by Franz Kafka
Full text translated into English
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Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a German-speaking Bohemian Jewish novelist and short story writer, widely regarded as one of the major figures of 20th-century literature. His work, which fuses elements of realism and the fantastic, typically features isolated protagonists faced by bizarre or surrealistic predicaments and incomprehensible social-bureaucratic powers, and has been interpreted as exploring themes of alienation, existential anxiety, guilt, and absurdity. His best known works include “Die Verwandlung” (“The Metamorphosis”), Der Process (The Trial), and Das Schloss (The Castle). The term Kafkaesque has entered the English language to describe situations like those in his writing. (from: wikipedia)
