Letters and postcards from Franz Kafka to his sister Ottla Kafka and to Ottla and Josef David (her husband) jointly
MS. Kafka 49
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Letters and postcards from Franz Kafka to his sister Ottla Kafka and to Ottla and Josef David (her husband) jointly
Shelfmark
MS. Kafka 49
Summary
Including:
(fol. 17) postcard from Riva on lake Garda with a reference to Goethe
(fol. 43) letter in which Kafka mentions his first hemorrhage
(fols. 53-54) letter in which Kafka describes his final break with Felice Bauer
(fol. 79) postcard with six small drawings by Kafka entitled by him 'Ansichten aus meinem Leben' ('Scenes from my life')
Date
Sep. 1909-Jan. 1924
Language
German
Physical extent
174 Leaves
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Collection contents
Letters
Letters to Kafka's sister Ottla
Letters and postcards from Franz Kafka to his sister Ottla Kafka and to Ottla and Josef David (her husband) jointly
