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A reflection on Franz Kafka's The Castle (Das Schloss). English translation by Willa and Edwin Muir first published by Schocken in 1930 and updated in 1954.
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Contents:
00:00 - Why talk about a book millions of people have already talked about?
01:54 - Thank you, Max Brod
02:45 - Why you should read this plotless novel
04:15 - Why you should read this unfinished novel
05:11 - The premise or situation
06:35 - Allegory
07:43 - Two main themes
10:17 - A memorable story within the story
11:03 - My personal reading/interpretation of The Castle
12:26 - Another possible reading/interpretation
13:03 - The Schocken edition: translation, prefaces, appendix
14:29 - The film adaptation
15:23 - Bottom line
16:19 - Some advice...