A letter from 1903

Kafka confessed in a missive to his friend Oskar Pollak that he would stop reading Marco Aurelio, because he was so overwhelmed by the search for serenity and balance.

Published on RocksNews: 22 Sept 2026, 06:46 UTC
Updated: 22 Sept 2026, 06:49 UTC
Language: English (Original language: Spanish)

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Kafka confessed in a missive to his friend Oskar Pollak that he would stop reading Marco Aurelio, because he was so overwhelmed by the search for serenity and balance.