''Letters to Ottla and the Family'' (''Briefe an Ottla und die Familie'') is a book collecting

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's letters to his sister Ottla (Ottilie Davidová, née Kafka), as well as some letters to his parents Julie and Hermann Kafka. These letters were composed between 1909 and 1924; though Ottla was murdered in

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(gassed in

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on October 7, 1943), the letters were preserved by her husband and children. Originally published in German in 1974, the letters were translated into English by

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and published by

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in 1982. The English edition also includes photographs of Kafka and Ottla, as well as several images of postcards, letters, and drawings Kafka had sent his sister.

References

Kafka, Franz. ''Letters to Ottla and the Family''.

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: Schocken Books, 1982. Essays by Franz Kafka 1974 non-fiction books Collections of letters Schocken Books books {{essay-stub