Manuscript and letter from Kafka sold at German auction for ?286,000

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2024-11-23

Hamburg (dpa) - A century after the death of Franz Kafka, a five-page original manuscript and a letter from the writer were auctioned in Hamburg for ?286,000 ($298,000). The winning bid went to a private German collector, Christian Hesse Auctions said on Saturday. The sale included Kafka's autograph manuscript of his story "First Sorrow" and an accompanying three-page letter from 1922 to Hans Mardersteig, co-editor of the art magazine Genius. Kaf......

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