Book · recommended on 1 episode
The Castle
Franz Kafka
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Franz Kafka
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This book by Franz Kafka came up once on Lex Fridman in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Lex Fridman. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“let me mention some other of Kafka's work that was moving to me, "The Castle." A similar description as "The Trial" does of the absurd inaccessibility”— Lex Fridman
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