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The library said in a statement that some of the material it will receive includes Kafka's handwritten correspondence with Brod, his Paris journals, drawings, and many of Brod's letters to Kafka. (Courtesy photo)

August 9th, 2016 - 06:16 GMT

Kafka-esque bureaucracy: Israel’s court orders Kafka manuscripts to remain in national library

Kafka, born in Prague, died of tuberculosis in 1924 at age 40. He bequeathed his writings to his close friend Max Brod, ordering him to burn everything that was unread.