VOICED : Israel recupera archivos de Kafka y pone fin a una decada de saga judicial

The National Library of Israel has completed the collection of Franz Kafka's manuscripts. Kafka, a renowned Czech-Jewish author, had instructed his friend Max Brod to destroy his writings. However, Brod fled to Tel Aviv with the documents during the Nazi occupation and published many of Kafka's works, enhancing his posthumous fame. After Brod's death, the archives were divided, with some parts stolen and sold in Europe. Israel engaged in a legal battle to reclaim these writings, which include unpublished correspondence and personal reflections, offering insights into Kafka's personality.

Which institution completed the collection of Franz Kafka's writings?

• The Library of Congress

• The National Library of Israel

• The New York Public Library

• The British Library

What did Franz Kafka request his friend Max Brod to do with his writings?

• Translate them into English

• Destroy them

• Donate them to a museum

• Publish them

In which year did Max Brod flee to Tel Aviv with Kafka's papers?

• 1968

• 1924

• 1939

• 1945

What happened to Kafka's archives after Max Brod's death?

• They were all published

• They were donated to a university

• They were destroyed

• They were divided and partly stolen

What type of documents provide insights into Kafka's personality?

• Published novels

• Personal correspondence, notes, and diaries

• Newspaper articles

• Academic papers