Letters to Ottla and the Family by Franz Kafka

Letters to Ottla and the Family is a deeply personal collection of Franz Kafka’s correspondence with his beloved sister Ottla and other family members. These letters reveal Kafka in a more tender and humane light, offering insight into his family relationships, daily struggles, and emotional world.

Through affectionate, reflective, and often anxious letters, Kafka writes about illness, work, writing, and his complex feelings toward family life. Ottla, whom Kafka trusted deeply, emerges as a central figure of warmth and understanding.

Honest and moving, Letters to Ottla and the Family provides an essential perspective on Kafka’s private life and complements his fictional works with real human emotion and intimacy.

Author: Franz Kafka
Genre: Letters, Biography, Classic Literature
Language: English