Letters to Friends, Family and Editors Franz Kafka Translated by Richard and Clara Winston ONEWORLD CLASSICS oneworld classics ltd London House 243-253 Lower Mortlake Road Richmond Surrey TW9 2LL United Kingdom www.oneworldclassics.com First published in the USA by Schocken Books Inc. in 1977 First published in the UK by John Calder (Publishers) Ltd in 1978 First published by Oneworld Classics Ltd in 2011 Translation and notes © Schocken Books Inc., 1958, 1977 Printed in Great Britain by CPI Antony Rowe isbn: 978-1-84749-194-7 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the publisher. This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not be resold, lent, hired out or otherwise circulated without the express prior consent of the publisher. Contents Letters to Friends, Family and Editors Publisher’s Note 1900 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 Conversation Slips Notes Chronology Index ix 1 1 7 13 19 20 23 40 50 62 71 76 93 105 111 115 129 185 211 222 248 317 368 403 416 424 496 502 Letters to Friends, Family and Editors ix letters to friends, family and editors x 1 letters to friends, family and editors 2 1900 3 letters to friends, family and editors 4 1900 5 letters to friends, family and editors 6 1903 7 letters to friends, family and editors 8 1903 9 letters to friends, family and editors 10 1903 11 letters to friends, family and editors 12