Letters to Milena ( Briefe an Milena ) is a collection of correspondence from Franz Kafka to Milena Jesenská between 1920 and 1923. Unlike his formal fiction, these letters offer a raw, unfiltered glimpse into Kafka’s psyche, his "existential torment," and his complicated views on love.
language of love: kafka's affective meaning in briefe an milena Briefe an Milena
: Their love was fraught with obstacles: Milena was married to Ernst Pollak, and Kafka was battling tuberculosis and his own deep-seated fear of physical intimacy and commitment. Letters to Milena ( Briefe an Milena )