Project Gutenberg 2007-05-24 Public domain in the USA. 964 Kafka, Franz 1883 1924 Kafka, F. (Franz) Das Urteil: Eine Geschichte Produced by Jana Srna, Alexander Bauer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Österreichische Nationalbibliothek - Austrian National Library) "Das Urteil: Eine Geschichte" by Franz Kafka is a short story written in the early 20th century. The narrative focuses on the complex relationship between a son, Georg Bendemann, and his authoritarian father, exploring themes of guilt, alienation, and the father-son dynamic. Kafka's work often delves into the absurdity of human existence and the existential dilemmas faced by individuals within societal structures, making this story a poignant reflection on familial and social expectations. The story unfolds on a Sunday afternoon as Georg, a young businessman, writes a letter to a friend living in Russia, reflecting on changes in his life, including his recent engagement to Frieda. When he finally informs his father about his engagement, he expects both support and understanding. Instead, the conversation devolves into a dramatic confrontation, revealing the father's profound discontent and jealousy toward his son's success. The father's accusations lead Georg to a crisis of identity, ultimately culminating in an intense moment where, feeling utterly rejected, he takes his own life by jumping into the river. This tragic ending underscores the story's exploration of oppressive familial relationships and the devastating effects of societal expectations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21593/21593-h/images/title-page.jpg file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/21593/21593-h/images/title-page.jpg de Fathers and sons -- Fiction Conflict of generations -- Fiction PT Text DE Prosa Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 55986 55995 2024-09-09T10:20:12.771223 2023-09-09T12:26:08.722619 text/html text/html 51802 2011-02-07T14:38:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 64692 2011-02-07T14:41:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 73853 2024-09-09T10:20:14.712199 application/epub+zip 72593 2024-09-09T10:20:13.238188 application/epub+zip 68437 2024-09-09T10:20:12.972205 application/epub+zip 101097 2024-09-09T10:20:16.047175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 93375 2024-09-09T10:20:14.480196 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88664 2022-09-10T08:14:38.936629 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47050 2024-09-09T10:20:12.629191 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46916 2007-05-24T08:53:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 18483 2007-05-24T08:55:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 46360 2007-05-24T08:54:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 18359 2007-05-24T08:55:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20431 2024-09-09T10:20:16.197171 application/rdf+xml 11759 2024-09-09T10:20:13.037201 image/jpeg 2184 2024-09-09T10:20:13.004204 image/jpeg 66135 2024-09-09T10:20:12.782203 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia