Teachings of the Chinese Wall

It is likely that, along with The Metamorphosis, Building the Chinese Wall is one of Franz Kafka’s most read stories, although it is difficult to know. There are as many Kafka as Kafka readers there were, there is and will continue to be, because this writer touches one of the darkest passages of human existence: the belief that in the universe there is no room for hope. In his narratives, Kafka incorporates a subtle sense of humor: irony. And a…