Franz Kafka, The Trial (1920), Chapter 10, end of the book.
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"Like a dog!" he said, it was as if the shame of it should outlive him.
— Franz Kafka on Shame
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About Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a Bohemian-Jewish novelist, and one of the major German-language fiction writers of the 20th century.
About Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a Bohemian-Jewish novelist, and one of the major German-language fiction writers of the 20th century.
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