{"id":1501,"date":"2012-10-24T16:15:35","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T13:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.clausmoser.com\/?p=1501"},"modified":"2012-10-24T16:15:35","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T13:15:35","slug":"kafkas-vermachtnis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/clausmoser.de\/blog\/2012\/10\/24\/kafkas-vermachtnis\/","title":{"rendered":"Kafkas Verm\u00e4chtnis"},"content":{"rendered":"

British publisher Frederic Warburg (who published English editions of Kafka’s novels during the heavy bombing of London in World War II ) mentions in his book „All Authors are Equal“ (he was also George Orwell’s publisher) an anecdote involving Brod, Kafka and their manuscripts. He attributes this story („for whose authenticity I do not vouch“ ) to Hannah Arendt, but does not provide a source. In it, Brod is strolling down a Prague street, a few days after Kafka’s death, and meets a literary editor („Let’s call him Rudi,“ writes Warburg ):<\/p>\n

Rudi: „You look sad, Max, indeed we are all sad at the shocking news of poor Kafka’s death.“<\/p>\n

Max: „… my friend Franz placed on my shoulders a heavy burden. Franz has given me instructions that I am to burn all his unpublished work, all of it.“<\/p>\n

Rudi: „Well, you must burn it, then, as Franz wishes.“<\/p>\n

Max: „It is not so easy, my friend. I have read his work, his novels and stories, all of it. These are masterpieces. How can I burn them?“<\/p>\n

Rudi: „Masterpieces, you say. Then you must not burn them, Max. You must have them published.“<\/p>\n

Max: „Against dear Franz’s wishes, Rudi?“<\/p>\n

Rudi (thinks hard, then in an emphatic voice ): „I have it, Max. Publish Franz’s work and burn all your own.“ <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(aus Haaretz<\/a>, via Literary Saloon<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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