"One of the first signs of the beginning of understanding is the wish to die. This life appears unbearable, another unattainable. One is no longer ashamed of wanting to die; one asks to be moved from the old cell, which one hates, to a new one, which one willl only in time come to hate. In this there is also a residue of belief that during the move the master will chance to come along the corridor, look at the prisoner and say: This man is not to be locked up again, He is to come with me."

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About Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka was a German-language writer from Prague whose fiction explored bureaucracy, alienation, and existential anxiety. Major works include The Metamorphosis, The Trial, and The Castle. His posthumously published novels and stories made him one of the defining writers of the 20th century.

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