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"Yes," said Karl, "but what's true for you isn't necessarily what's true for me. Besides, that is true for those who are prepared to put up with that kind of thing."
"Why not," cried Robinson, "why shouldn't it be true for you too? Of course it applies to you. Just wait quietly until the bell rings. And then you can try to get away." ...more
"Why not," cried Robinson, "why shouldn't it be true for you too? Of course it applies to you. Just wait quietly until the bell rings. And then you can try to get away." ...more
I'm reading this book known as the first Kafka story. But the subject is very actual. The story of a teenager arriving in New York as an immigrant. He has un uncle already settled in USA from whom he expects some help and he needs a job, but he would rather study. A youngman trying to live in a foreign country. The subject of strangeness is already present, but due to foreign codes and language.
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