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  • The Worries of the Father of the Family or Odradek

  • Written by: Franz Kafka
  • Narrated by: Michael Troy
  • Length: 4 mins

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The Worries of the Father of the Family or Odradek

Written by: Franz Kafka
Narrated by: Michael Troy
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Publisher's Summary

The Odradek is an imaginary creature that appears in the short story The Concerns of a Family Man by Franz Kafka . The physical description of the Odradek shows it as a flat, star-shaped spool of thread, with the addition of a few other appendages.

Later in the story, Kafka gives the Odradek more human characteristics, being able to stand on two legs and speak. The narrator even gets to have a few conversations with the Odradek, during which the creature's nomadic and possibly immortal nature is emphasized.

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