Showing results for "A Report to an Academy" in All Categories

"A Report to an Academy" (German: "Ein Bericht für eine Akademie") is a short story by Franz Kafka, written and published in 1917. In the story, an ape named Red Peter, who has learned to behave like a human, presents to an academy the story of how he effected his transformation. The story was first published by Martin Buber in the German monthly Der Jude, along with another of Kafka's stories, "Jackals and Arabs" ("Schakale und Araber"). The story appeared again in a 1919 collection titled Ein Landarzt (A Country Doctor).

The story of an ape who copied men so as to escape from his cage and be shown off in circuses as well as addressing crowds, with the remarkable insights of Kafka.

"A Report to an Academy" (German: "Ein Bericht für eine Akademie") is a short story by Franz Kafka, written and published in 1917. In the story, an ape named Red Peter, who has learned to behave like a human, presents to an academy the story of how he effected his transformation. The story was first published by Martin Buber in the German monthly Der Jude, along with another of Kafka's stories, "Jackals and Arabs" ("Schakale und Araber").

Este relato corto narra la historia del mono Pedro el rojo, relatada por él mismo. A través de un informe escrito a una academia científica, el mono explica sus orígenes, cómo fue capturado y el duro proceso de aprendizaje que se ha visto obligado a seguir. Pedro el rojo es un simio humanizado, consciente de su situación, con la inteligencia suficiente para poder hablar y escribir como una persona cultivada y bien educada. A través de este mono convertido en señor, Kafka pretende dejar en evidencia la irracionalidad que se esconde tras el supuesto pensamiento racional y científico que acata la sociedad.

Un hombre despierta y se encuentra convertido en un enorme insecto. Un faquir, dedicado al ayuno, lo hace por tanto tiempo que se olvidan de el. Este es el tipo de historia de pesadilla que caracteriza al gran autor checo.

Il nome di Kafka evoca all’istante atmosfere cupe e claustrofobiche, ma nel caso della “Relazione all’Accademia” siamo in un clima del tutto diverso. In questo straordinario “monologo” a parlare a un parterre di scienziati, è un anziano scimmione. Chi sa quante volte Franz, durante la sua adolescenza, è andato a vedere uno spettacolo circense con i suoi animali “sapienti”. Ma mentre i suoi coetanei ridevano e si divertivano, quanto diverso doveva essere il suo sguardo quando incrociava quello di qualche scimmia addomesticata.