07-05-2014, 08:52 AM
Peter Lemkin Wrote:In Žižkov from 1912 to '17, Kafka and his family owned an asbestos factory at Bořivojova 27. Kafka hated working there and reportedly even thought of committing suicide. However, the Žižkov scenery provided inspiration for The Trial as the location of the courthouse is a description of the neighborhood.
I wonder if it wasn't some other asbestos related disease and not tuberculosis that he died from only 41 years old? I suppose it is all moot. Just wondering.
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"He would, wouldn't he?" Mandy Rice-Davies. When asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her.
“I think it would be a good idea” Ghandi, when asked about Western Civilisation.