I read this in English, translated by Raymond Rosenthal. The mother influences how the child and father spend time together and the parameters of the tense father-child relationship. I would never have come to Kafka without having read Pavese Her imagination, intelligence, and independence contribute to this. The boy was six when, perhaps as a consequence of reading one of them, she decided that it would be harmful for him to remain isolated from other children of his age.
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