Religion and Humour in the Life and Work of Franz Kafka

Felix Weltsch wrote a small, impressive study about his long-deceased friend Franz Kafka after the Second World War. It was published in Berlin in 1957 under the title Religion and Humor in the Life and Work of Franz Kafka. Not least, he examined these aphorisms, which fascinated the philosopher (Weltsch). He saw that these aphorisms do not constitute a coherent worldview; each thought stands on its own, some complement each other, others illuminate each other. Weltsch: It cannot be denied that such systematic registration reveals contradictions. Can all these paths exist side by side? Or can they be interpreted until they finally result in a clear path to salvation? That would probably not be right. Rather, it is precisely these ambiguities that belong to Kafka's religious position. Transcendence itself is never doubted.


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