A book must be the axe for the frozen sea inside us.

Ein Buch muß die Axt sein für das gefrorene Meer in uns.

Franz Kafka

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Topic

Self-discovery Power of literature Books

Author

Franz Kafka

Source

Letters of Franz Kafka

Medium

Letter

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

German

Time

1904 1900s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

From

Czech Republic Europe

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Original Citation

Kafka, Franz. Letter to Oskar Pollak, January 27, 1904.

Current Citation

Kafka, Franz. "A Letter to Oskar Pollak," January 27, 1904. Franz Kafka: Letters to Friends, Family, and Editors. 1977. Translated by Richard and Clara Winston. Schocken, 1990.

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