Letters to Milena

Her feelings for the Czech journalist Milena Jesenska became the brightest experience of the “Prague genius’s” life. Their romance lasted briefly, but the correspondence continued for several years. It was Milena whom the writer passed his diaries and what later became famously known as the “Letter to Father,” and their complicated, emotionally intense relationship was reflected in Kafka’s main work—the novel “The Castle.”

These unanswered letters are to some extent reminiscent of friendly correspondence, filled with anxious thoughts, fears, painful experiences, and deep mutual understanding. In them is another Kafka—a romantic who needs support.

These letters are yet another masterpiece that helps you better understand Kafka’s astonishing personality and talent.